That the United States that obesity is important. In 2004, she has made 400,000 people and is ranked the second cause of death…

It affects 30% of the population in the country of Uncle Sam, or 60 million people. But the phenomenon is gaining ground elsewhere. The world now has more overweight adults than undernourished, recently said the WHO, more than a billion adults are overweight victim and the number could increase by half a billion by the year 2011.

In South Africa, 56% of women and 17% of adolescents are overweight or obese. In Cameroon, 35% of the population are overweight or obese and there are similar rates in Nigeria and Gambia, particularly among women, according to figures presented at a conference organized by the health agency of Oxford.

Burkina Faso, like other countries, faces the problem of obesity as evidenced by some studies that place its prevalence at 7.3%. (Zagre N. et al, Zabsonre et al). A study led by Dr. Steve Leonce Zoungrana with UFR / SVT as part of a thesis study on nutrition and on 64 subjects in Ouagadougou, found 18.75% of overweight, 35.94% obese type I (mild), 23.44% obese type II (severe) and 21.87% obese type III (morbid). It was mostly women (82.8%) and central obesity (accumulation of fat on the abdomen or belly) prevailed with 82.81% of cases.


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