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Consider these epidemic statistics:

Studies by the World Health Organisation show that more than 1.9 billion adults are overweight. Of these over 650 million are obese.
39% of adults are overweight and 13% are obese.
Over 340 million children and adolescents are overweight or obese.
Obesity is preventable.

Cardiovascular Diseases are the number 1 cause of death globally: more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause.
An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2016, representing 31% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85% are due to heart attack and stroke.
Most cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by addressing behavioural risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and obesity, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol.

It is estimated that 175 million people have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes. It is expected to affect 592 million people by 2035
Obesity is the most potent risk factor for Type 2 diabetes. It accounts for 80–85% of the overall risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and underlies the current global spread of the condition.
Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation.
Diabetes can be treated and its consequences avoided or delayed with diet, physical activity

Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, and is responsible for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018.
Globally, about 1 in 6 deaths is due to cancer.
The total annual economic cost of cancer is estimated to be $1.16 trillion!
30-50% of cancers could be prevented by avoiding risk factors and implementing existing evidence-based prevention strategies.

Approximately one in six have an autoimmune disease. Which is more than cancer and heart disease combined.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder.

Chronic disease will generate $47 trillion in healthcare costs globally by 2030 if the epidemic is unchecked.
That’s more than the annual GDP of the six largest economies in the world.

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