The report, released on March 3, explained that as in 2021 were 111 thousand Guatemalans accounted for with suffering Because of the obesity.
According to the document, the main diseases derived from the high body mass index within the Guatemalan population are the Diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
In that sense, the World Federation of Obesity pointed out that in the same year little were recorded More than 5,000 deaths from Guatemalans Due to the same cause, which could be avoided or considered as “premature deaths.”
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Document data establish that, in Guatemala, between the 60 and 69 % of the population has a very high body mass index And everything indicates that by 2030 the figure could be up to 75 %.
For the preparation of the World Obesity Atlas 2025 report, figures and information from the Institute of Health Metricas, the World Health Organization and other international organizations were used.
Similarly, the data establish that Only 30 or 40 % of the 18 million inhabitants carry out physical activities regularly and that its increase could be a reduction in the Obesity rate.
In Guatemala, Almost 60 % of the population lives under the threshold of poverty And between 15 and 20 % live in conditions of extreme poverty, according to official calculations and international organizations.