Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants User requestmedadvice, in the fatlogic subreddit, 02 Mar 2017
More People Are Now Obese Than Underweight, Study Finds. It looked at global BMI patterns from 1975-2014, and found 641 million obese people in 2014, compared to 105 million in 1975. The number of underweight people have fallen. It was estimated that by 2025, 1/5th all adults globally will be obese. User robbphoenix, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 01 Apr 2016
According to a new report by The Lancet, if post-2000 trends continue, the probability of meeting the global obesity target is virtually zero. Rather, if these trends continue, by 2025, global obesity prevalence will reach 18% in men and surpass 21% in women User dustofoblivion123, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 01 Apr 2016
Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants [2016, N=19.2 millions) User dustofoblivion123, in the Advanced Fitness subreddit, 01 Apr 2016