1. How many countries did the study include?
One hundred ninety-nine countries
2. What did the study find?
The study found that obesity has almost doubled since nineteen eighty.
3. Obesity, high blood pressure, and cholesterol are now _______________ _____________.
Obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are no longer just found in wealthy nations.
4. What was the percentage of women that were obese in 2008.
By two thousand eight, the rate of obesity among women was almost fourteen percent.
5. How is obesity measured?
Obesity is commonly measured by body mass index, or BMI.
6. What is BMI?
This is a measure of a person's weight in relation to height.
7. A person with a BMI of _____________to _______________is considered overweight.
A person with a BMI of twenty-five to twenty-nine is considered overweight.
8. The World Health Organization defines obesity as a body mass index of _______________or more.
The World Health Organization defines obesity as a body mass index of thirty or more.
9. Which nations have the highest BMI in the world? Which country has the single highest average?
Pacific island nations have an average BMI of around thirty-five -- the highest in the world.
10. What was the “good news” in the report?
The report had some good news, however, about high blood pressure,. The percentage of people with this major cause of heart attacks and strokes has fallen since nineteen eighty. Dr. Ezzati credits improved testing and treatment in wealthy countries. He says a decrease in the use of salt and unhealthful fats probably also helped
11. Americans are being urged to follow new advice from the government: ______________.
Americans are being urged to follow new advice from the government: eat less.
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