More children are obese than underweight

儿童肥胖人数多于体重不足者。

Health Check

2025-09-18

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In a ‘historical turning point’ there are now more overweight than underweight children and teenagers worldwide according to a new report from UNICEF. Claudia Hammond is joined by BBC’s Laura Foster to understand what changes to our food environments may be driving this shift. An international row has erupted over durian fruit, with China limiting imports of Vietnamese fruits due to health concerns. Journalist Sen Nguyen explores the potential health impacts of the durians and whether new regulations will put China’s concerns to rest. Also on the show, how the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is progressing and the rapid response from health services. Claudia is joined by Paula Prist from the International Union for Conservation of Nature to share her latest findings that Indigenous Amazon Territories may safeguard human health against certain fire-related and zoonotic diseases. Plus, the latest AI tool in healthcare, Delphi-2M, has been announced. Likened to a weather forecast but for health, how might this tool help us predict the occurrence of over 1000 diseases in the future? Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Hannah Robins Assistant Producer: Katie Tomsett
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  • Hello and welcome to Health Check from the BBC.

  • I'm Claudia Hammond and every week we comb through the latest health news and medical discoveries to see what's new.

  • In a moment, how things have changed when it comes to the world nutrition.

  • For the first time,

  • there are now more overweight than underweight children and teenagers on this planet.

  • And new findings on why indigenous territories in the Amazon are good for human health.

  • And to help me today, I have BBC health reporter Laura Foster.

  • How are you?

  • I'm very well, Claudia.

  • How are you?

  • I'm good.

  • Thank you.

  • What do you have for us this week?

  • Well, I've got this exciting research,

  • which is about AI and whether it can be used to forecast our future health a little bit like the way we look at a weather forecast.

  • Interesting.

  • And I want to ask you as well about the latest on the new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • But before all that,

  • And the news that obesity has overtaken being underweight as the leading form of malnutrition worldwide in children and teenagers.

  • That's according to UNICEF's 2025 Child Nutrition Report, which has just been published.