This is the widely-accepted method of categorising your weight, based on a formula derived from your height and weight.Ī BMI of 18.5 – 22.9 is considered healthy, whereas a result over 23 means your health is at risk. Here are two ways to give yourself a quick check-up: Obesity occurs when your body has accumulated excess body fat to the extent that your health is adversely affected, and you become at risk of developing chronic diseases. In terms of age groups, obesity among adults aged 30 to 59 years was around 12%,almost double that of those aged 18 to 29 years old (6.6%). Obesity was more common among males (11.9%) compared with females (9.3%) in 2019-2020. However, before we start patting ourselves on the back, we should be aware of our rising obesity rate.īased on the 2019/2020 National Population Health Survey, the crude prevalence of obesity (10.5%) among residents aged 18 to 74 years in 2019-2020 had returned to the previous level seen in 2010 (10.5%) after a slight decrease in 2013 (8.6%) and 2017 (8.6%). Here in Singapore, we fare a little better. Regionally, the Americas topped the overweight list at 61.3%, followed by the Europeans at 58.6% weighing in at 26.8% and 23% respectively for obesity. Last year, the World Health Organisation reported that 39% of adults were overweight, and 13% were obese. Global obesity has more than doubled since 1980 and has health professionals terming it a "rising epidemic". It's a trend that is becoming too obvious around the world. All this means that far from shrinking, our residents are growing larger! Obesity Rates in Singapore and Around the World With development, we’ve also seen better nutrition, more food choices and more comfortable lifestyles. They say the world has shrunk-and Singapore, at its crossroads, has happily benefited through the years.
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