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Obesity Rates Surge: Nearly Half of Hongkongers Affected
1/8/2026
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- The Hong Kong Association for the Study of Obesity reports that 19.3% of Hongkongers are overweight and 27.2% obese, totaling 46.5%.
- The figures show an increase of nearly 5 percentage points since 2018.
- Dr. Andrea Luk On-yan of the Hong Kong Association for the Study of Obesity says obesity raises disease risk and significant economic costs.
- Public perception of obesity has not improved over the past seven years.
