Theories blame everything from genetics to sedentary lifestyles and the glut of fast food everywhere for rising weight.
Theories blame everything from genetics to sedentary habits and the glut of fast food for rising weight.
Experts attribute the rising weight to Americans' increasing tendency to park themselves in front of television and computer screens, exercising too little and eating too much, particularly large portions of high-calorie foods.
"The suggestions for interventions to help curb rising weight are not new, but are timely reminders of the array of options for the government ahead of the publication of their new obesity strategy.
Against the trend of steadily rising weight, women in some countries had virtually no increase in BMI over the 40 years – in Singapore, Japan, and a few European countries including Czech Republic, Belgium, France, and Switzerland.
Chinese stock exchanges, including the Hong Kong bourse, raised double the amount of money secured by initial public offerings across the US in 2009, highlighting the region's rising weight in international finance, according to Dealogic.
At least six prior studies have found that rising weight increases the risk in women of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and breast cancer, and the risk in men of heart disease, diabetes and colon cancer.
His trip was seen as an attempt to balance the rising weight of China across Asia.
Earlier this month, Mr Modi's five-day trip to Japan was seen as an attempt by the two democracies to balance the rising weight of China across Asia.
The trip is being seen as an attempt by the two democracies to balance the rising weight of China across Asia.
