Natalia Mokrysheva, Head of the National Center for Medical Research of the Federal State Budgetary Agency of the Russian Ministry of Health, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that in the last 40 years, the prevalence of obesity among Russian men has quadrupled. among women – 1.5. It gives information about TASS.
“According to WHO, the prevalence of obesity in Russia in the last 40 years has increased 4 times in men and 1.5 times in women,” said the doctor.
He added that the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that within seven years, by 2030, the number of men diagnosed with obesity will rise to at least 33%.
Mokrysheva advised “great people” to improve their eating habits, focus on “feeding for goodness, not taste”, move more and be less nervous.
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