{
  "id": 15256168,
  "title": "Obesity: The silent epidemic weighing on our future",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/obesity-the-silent-epidemic-weighing-on-our-future",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-17T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Star BD Health",
    "slug": "daily-star-bd-health",
    "url": "https://www.thedailystar.net/health/news/obesity-the-silent-epidemic-weighing-our-future-4301121"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Obesity is no longer just about waistlines. It is a growing health crisis, silently threatening millions of lives. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), one in seven people worldwide lived with obesity in 2024. Bangladesh, too, faces growing concerns as unhealthy diets and inactive lifestyles become increasingly common.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}