In the UK, 64% of adults are classed as being overweight or obese. Public Health England is developing new ways to encourage the public to stay healthy and lose weight. Could you soon be receiving weight loss advice from your supermarket receipt?
In Brazil, 52.6% of men and 44.7% of women are overweight, while 15% of the entire population is obese. In an attempt to combat this, government officials are set to invest over $1 billion to offer people free access to regular exercise, with plans for 4,000 new gyms.
Thirty years ago, malnutrition and a lack of basic childcare meant infant mortality rates were high in Brazil – 8.3% in 1980. But while hunger now only affects 6.9% of the population, this doesn't mean they're healthy. Far from it, in fact: 51% of the country is overweight.
Happy calories: Coca-Cola takes control of the obesity debate
case study·
20 Feb 2013
If obesity is an international crisis, sugar is increasingly cast as the chief villain. In response, Coca-Cola, the world's most valuable brand, has openly pressed moral 'reset', throwing itself into the drive for collective health improvement.