268 mn kids to be overweight globally by 2025: Study
Researchers have estimated that about 268 million children aged 5 to 17 worldwide may be overweight by 2025, a study published in Pediatric Obesity said. It added that obesity among children will rise from 76 million in 2010 to 91 million by 2025. About four million children will have Type-2 diabetes, and 27 million will have hypertension, the report stated.