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Obesity is a problem in Asia as well as in the West, although the severity of obesity is still less in Asian than in Caucasians.Many people in Asia now have more food on their plates than is needed, and often it contains large amounts of fat and sugar.At the same time, physical activity among individuals in urban areas is diminishing at increasing rates.As a result, more and more Asian are overweight or clinically obese.