Global Expansion

46 Days to Memorial Day

By 2030 58% of the world’s population will be overweight or obese.

This according to a study by Dr Jiang He, department chair for Tulane School of Public Health. Based on the 2005 numbers of 9.8% global obesity with another 23% qualifying as overweight, if we do not alter the accelerating rate of obesity across the globe, the number of overweight individuals will more than double to 2.16 billion by 2030; the number of obese adults will grow to 1.12 billion during the same time period.

This study is particularly alarming and important as it is the first of its kind to pool systematically peer-reviewed data from over 100 countries into one comprehensive global estimate for obesity. This is the clearest picture we’ve had yet of just how far we’ve fallen off the deep end.

It’s time to start making smarter choices at the store and at home. It’s time to get outside and get active.