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Overfed, underfed – our extreme world

Monday, June 26th, 2017

Many of us are underfed or overfed. A study on chronic undernourishment and obesity shows we live in a world of extremes.

Of a world population of 7.5 billion, the proportions of those suffering from chronic undernourishment or afflicted by obesity are similar. They account for about 11 percent of all people. New Zealand’s up near the top of the obesity scale. Read more

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