2023-07-04 02:50:11
The insurance industry also paid attention to the rapidly increasing prevalence of obesity and emphasized the urgency of management.
According to the medical community on the 4th, the Insurance Research Institute recently published a global issue reporter on the socioeconomic damage of obesity, urging awareness of obesity disease. The report was written by Kim Hye-ran, a researcher.
As of 2020, one out of seven people in the world is estimated to be obese, and the prevalence is increasing rapidly, especially in children and low-income countries, emphasizing the urgency of obesity management.
data photo. Insurance Research Institute pointed out the seriousness of the increasing trend of obesity prevalence.
Researcher Kim predicted, “By 2035, one out of every four people in the world will be obese, and more than half will be overweight.” Of the 10 countries that are progressing rapidly, nine are low-income countries.”
“Children want changes in eating habits such as excessive food and sugar intake, and decrease in physical activity due to increased use of mobile phones and online games,” he added.
Obesity is a major risk factor for chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, and death rates are higher in countries with large overweight populations during COVID-19. Obesity is also related to mental health, and there is also a study that the possibility of developing a mental disorder following being diagnosed with obesity is higher than that of obesity following developing a mental disorder.
Researcher Kim said, “The probability of mental illness increased over time following being diagnosed with obesity, and there were far more cases of people suffering from mental disorders other than schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder following being diagnosed with obesity first.” The risk of developing mental disorders, such as depression, nicotine addiction, anxiety, eating and personality disorders, increased across age groups.”
It also predicted that if obesity prevention and treatment measures are not improved, obesity will cause economic losses equivalent to regarding 3% of global GDP every year.
Researcher Kim said, “Economic losses of $4.32 trillion, or regarding 3% of global GDP, are expected every year until 2035.” “he said.
“Economic losses include direct medical costs for treating chronic diseases caused by obesity, indirect costs such as employee absenteeism due to obesity, reduced productivity at work, increased disability insurance payments in the insurance industry, and losses due to early retirement and early mortality.” This includes the loss of acceptable productivity.”
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