Can we reverse the trend? A new report contains alarming statistics about the number of people who are overweight or obese. But some interesting countermeasures are being proposed.
Obesity now greater global risk than hunger
Heavy duty: Roughly 159 million children and 879 million adults are now officially obese. Glossary
Obese - For adults, obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or more. A BMI of 25 or more is classed as overweight.
Diabetes - A medical condition causing there to be too much sugar in the blood.
American Samoa - A US territory covering seven South Pacific islands. It is home to 45,000 people.
Eritrea - A country in the Horn of Africa that won its independence from Ethiopia in 1993. It has one of the worst human rights records in the world.
Bygone - Past.
Subsidies - Money given by the state or another body to help keep prices low.