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Most adults, a third of children will be overweight or obese by 2050: Study

The Lancet research used health data from 204 countries [File: Hannah McKay/Reuters]

Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, says a new study.

The research published in the Lancet medical journal on Tuesday used data from 204 countries to paint a grim picture of what it described as one of the great health challenges of the century.

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