Updated guidelines for managing obesity include focus on behaviour and children


The increasing trend of obesity among the population is leading to a health crisis in the not-too-distant future. — 123rf.com

Over the past decade, our obesity and overweight rates have soared so high that it has left medical experts scrambling to find solutions.

Based on the 2011 National Health and Morbidity Survey, 44.5% of our adult population was overweight or obese.

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