Fig. 1.

Estimates of obesity prevalence in women (A) and men (B). Among women, obesity prevalence has increased in all regions. The greatest magnitudes of increase (>20%) were observed in central Latin America, North America, North Africa, and the Middle East. For men, obesity has increased in all regions except South Asia. The greatest magnitude of increase was observed in North America, with an increase of >18%. Adapted from Malik VS, et al. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2013;9:13–27, with permission from Nature Publishing Group.¹