Rates of obesity and overweight are spiralling due to a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with more than half of adults and almost a third of children and young people set to be affected by 2050, according to a new study.

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study.

A new study says that more than half of adults and almost a third of children and young people set to be affected by 2050. It also mentions that the rates of obesity have doubled in the last three decades.