Escalators and lifts are always easily visible in any tall building, but staircases are usually hidden away, making it easy for us to be less physically active. Photo: Reuters
Over one-third of the world’s adult population – defined as those aged 18 and above – were overweight as of last year. And one-third of these overweight adults were considered to be obese.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 39% (1.9 billion) of the global adult population was estimated to be overweight in 2014, with 13% (over 600 million) in the obese category.
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