More fat, more sugar, more salt, less exercise – more and more people around the world are suffering the consequences後果. Since 1980, the WHO's report reveals揭示 levels of obesity have doubled in every region of the world. Half a billion people, or 12 per cent of the global population, are now considered obese. One in three adults suffer from high blood pressure – a condition that causes half of all deaths from stroke and heart disease. And blood sugar levels are rising too – 10 per cent of the world's population is diabetic.
The WHO's report is not all bad news though: the statistics show that maternal產婦 mortality rates have fallen dramatically in the last 20 years, from over half a million in 1990 to less than 300,000 in 2010. And vaccination疫苗接種 campaigns have significantly顯著 reduced deaths from childhood diseases such as measles痲疹.
But the global rise in deaths from heart disease, cancer and diabetes, and the rise in the conditions which lead to those deaths, is causing alarm. The WHO wants all its member states to tackle risk factors such as poor diet, and smoking, and set targets for reducing deaths.
The WHO's report is not all bad news though: the statistics show that maternal產婦 mortality rates have fallen dramatically in the last 20 years, from over half a million in 1990 to less than 300,000 in 2010. And vaccination疫苗接種 campaigns have significantly顯著 reduced deaths from childhood diseases such as measles痲疹.
But the global rise in deaths from heart disease, cancer and diabetes, and the rise in the conditions which lead to those deaths, is causing alarm. The WHO wants all its member states to tackle risk factors such as poor diet, and smoking, and set targets for reducing deaths.
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