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There are now almost one billion [obesity / obese] adults in the developing world. This [figurine / figure] was around 250 million in 1980. The number of very overweight people has almost [quadrupled / quadruple] in the last 35 years. A report from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) said one in three people [is / be] overweight. The institute wants all [world / worldly] governments to do more to change what people [eating / eat] . The biggest reasons that people are [fattish / fatter] are that they have more money and they are spending it [on / in] fast food. Fewer people are eating traditional, healthier [food / foodie] . Steve Wiggins from the ODI said: "Changes in lifestyle, the increasing availability of processed foods, advertising have all led to dietary [charges / changes] ."

It's not all [bad / good] news. Two countries (Denmark and South Korea) have done very [good / well] in the past few decades to deal [without / with] the obesity problem. Denmark introduced laws [again / against] trans-fatty acids. Restaurants and food producers must be very [careful / careless] about the kind of fats they use to [cook / cooking] their food. South Korea started a public education programme 20 years ago. It [warned / warmed] people about the problems of obesity. Mr Wiggins said: "A few decades ago the government of Korea said we must [encourage / encouraging] our traditional foods, which are low [in / by] fats and oils, high in vegetables, high in sea food and so on. There was a lot of public education, a lot of training, and a sense that Korean food is good [with / for] you."