More globally, for overweight or obese women, a plant-based diet can lead to weight loss and weight loss is associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer.
Globally, childhood overweight and obesity is a significant public health problem associated with a number of adverse physical and psychological consequences during childhood and in later life [ 1– 3].
Globally, the overweight population has exceeded one billion, and epidemiologic data collected clearly demonstrate that obesity in adults is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and numerous other health disorders [ 1].
The World Health Organization estimates that at least 20 million children under the age of 5 years are overweight globally.
Particularly when recent reports estimate that 10% of all youth globally will become overweight [ 10] and that 80% of obese adolescents will become obese adults [ 11].
There are globally 1 billion overweight or obese people, 1 billion who are hungry and about 2 billion people who are micronutrient deficient.
A WHO report [ 18] found that, globally, obesity and overweight account for 23% of coronary heart disease cases, 7-14% of cancer cases, and 44% of diabetes mellitus cases.
Using this definition the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that over 1 billion people are overweight globally, and if the current trend continues, that this number will increase to 1.5 billion by 2015 [ 2].
Globally, the number of overweight and obese children has increased rapidly since the mid-1980s [ 1].
Globally, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among preschool children increased from 4.2% in 1990 to 6.7% in 2010 (2).
