World Food Day is celebrated annually on October 16. This date was introduced in connection with the Day of the Establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO, which aims to draw public attention to the problems of hunger, food security, and healthy nutrition in the world. About this bbc.com
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This year, FAO celebrates its 80th anniversary in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. According to the organization's latest report, approximately 670 million people worldwide faced hunger in 2024. Although this figure has decreased to a certain extent compared to 800 million people at the beginning of the 2000s, another danger is growing - the problem of overeating.
According to the report, about 20% of school-age children worldwide are overweight, and 9-10% of them have signs of obesity. These figures mean that approximately 391 million children have excess weight, and 188 million children have a severe degree of obesity.
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