Insulin Resistance: To & from Diabetes Mellitus

Document Type : Review Article

Abstract

Obesity and overweight 
• In 2022, 1 in 8 people in the world were living 
with obesity.  Worldwide adult obesity has 
more than doubled since 1990, and adolescent 
obesity has quadrupled. 
• In 2022, 2.5 billion adults (18 years and older) 
were overweight.  Of these, 890 million were 
living with obesity. 
• In 2022, 43% of adults aged 18 years and over 
were overweight, and 16% were living with 
obesity. 
• In 2022, 37 million children under the age of 5 
were overweight. 
• Over 390 million children and adolescents aged 
5–19 years were overweight in 2022, including 
160 million who were living with obesity.