According to a country wide survey carried out by a Health Body "STEPS' in 2016 around 23.9 percent of Sri Lankan Population belongs to the 18-69 age catagory are over weight and 5.9 percent are having Obesity .
The majority of those who are obessed and over weight are urban women it has been revealed.A survey carried out by STEPS in 2015 reveales that the medium sizes of Waist size of adult males in Sri Lanka is 82.3 Centi meters and Adult females is 82.1 centi meters.
According to a National Obesity ,Overweoght and Abdominal Obesity Prevalence Survey carried out in 2010 the prevalence rates of getting over weight,Obessed and Abdominal Obesity among Sri Lankans over 18 years are 16.8 percent,3.7 percent and 26.2 percent respectively.
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