The World Health Organization says the widespread use of sugar in food products and drinks is a major concern in many areas. So WHO officials are calling on governments to require taxes on sugary drinks in an effort to limit their usage and popularity. The officials believe the taxes also would reduce the risk of health problems resulting from obesity. Obesity is a condition in which the body stores large, unhealthy amounts of fat. Obese individuals are considered overweight. A new report says that in 2014 more than one-third of the adults in the world were overweight, and 500 million were considered obese. The United Nations agency estimates that in 2015, 42 million children under age 5 were either overweight or obese. It says that number represents an increase of about 11 million during the past 15 years.
Title: WHO Supports Taxes on Sugary Drinks
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1457/tax_on_sugary_drinks.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='WHO Supports Taxes on Sugary Drinks' data-article-id='1961'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12917'>The World Health Organization says the widespread use of sugar in food products and drinks is a major concern in many areas.</span> <span data-start-time='12917' data-end-time='27021'>So WHO officials are calling on governments to require taxes on sugary drinks in an effort to limit their usage and popularity.</span> <span data-start-time='27021' data-end-time='36750'>The officials believe the taxes also would reduce the risk of health problems resulting from obesity.</span> <span data-start-time='36750' data-end-time='45604'>Obesity is a condition in which the body stores large, unhealthy amounts of fat.</span> <span data-start-time='45604' data-end-time='50792'>Obese individuals are considered overweight.</span> <span data-start-time='50792' data-end-time='66938'>A new report says that in 2014 more than one-third of the adults in the world were overweight, and 500 million were considered obese.</span> <span data-start-time='66938' data-end-time='81292'>The United Nations agency estimates that in 2015, 42 million children under age 5 were either overweight or obese.</span> <span data-start-time='81292' data-end-time='92542'>It says that number represents an increase of about 11 million during the past 15 years.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div 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