Russia reports growing obesity problem

The proportion of the population has risen by 10% in five years, the health minister has said

The number of Russians diagnosed with obesity has grown 10% over the past five years and now amounts to almost 2.5 million people, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told an international medical forum this week. The number of people requiring medical monitoring due to their weight issues has grown almost a quarter over the same period, he added.