Expert: Obesity trend among Filipinos to continue in next 20 years


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MANILA: Obesity is seen to persist in the country as more Filipinos are predicted to become overweight in the next 20 years.

Dr. Nemencio Nicodemus Jr, president of the Philippine Association for the Study of Overweight and Obesity, said in a press conference that obesity tendencies in the country will not end this year, citing a study by the World Obesity Federation on the prevalence of obesity among Filipinos.

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