RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Dr. María Paniagua, director of the National Cardiovascular Prevention Program, said that Paraguay is experiencing a troubling obesity epidemic.
"We are mainly concerned with adults and youth, considering that over 60% of adults and 40% of children are obese, 6 out of 10 adults are obese. Covid has much to do with this because people have been locked up for a long time, without exercising and also because of stress. In general, people tend to ease their anxiety by consuming unhealthy foods," she said.
She also pointed out that in the last survey, conducted in . . .
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