Obesity has become the first non-infectious disease in history. It is a real epidemic in both countries that the industrialized countries in the developing world. The World Health currently up its prevention and care as a priority in the field of nutritional pathology.
Over 6 billion people, 3 billion are malnourished and some are becoming obese.
50% of Americans are overweight and 25% frankly obese.
In some Pacific islands, obesity affects nearly two-thirds of the population.
Europe has 30% of adults are overweight and the number of obese children has doubled in five years.
There are 8 million in France obese, 100 000 200 000 massive obesity (BMI; 40). One third of these patients are hypertensive, diabetic and third third hyperlipidemic.
Nationally, the prevalence of obesity has increased by about 45% between 1987 and 1996.
A rising concern as it relates to people more and more young people.
