@reuters: The pace of growth in the prevalence of childhood obesity is accelerating in many low- and middle-income countries across Africa, Asia and South America, while it slows or even plateaus in several wealthier nations. Those are the findings from a project involving more than 1,000 scientists tracking nutritional challenges among children ages 5 to 19 across 200 countries to help shape public-health policies. Their latest results showed a shift in the epicenter of the childhood obesity epidemic, mainly to countries that can least afford the costs of tackling the problem, the authors said. 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio ✍️ Jennifer Rigby, Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana, Stanley Widianto and Heru Asprihanto 📸 Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

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