(2005) In the developed world, obesity is an object of everyday conversation and mounting public concern. But a silent epidemic of obesity-related diseases—among them, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and Type-2 diabetes—is also spreading rapidly across poor and middle-income countries, where such illnesses have been overshadowed by infectious diseases and undernutrition.
(2009) U.S. Asian and Hispanic/Latino population growth rates have started to slow, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Although progress has been made toward achieving Millennium Development Goal #1 in sub-Saharan Africa, the absolute number of people living in poverty continues to rise, due to population growth.
Though often overlooked, there is an important relationship between fertility and economic growth that has been demonstrated in countries around the world.