The Jewish Autonomous Region is the region with the highest obesity rate The Jewish Autonomous Region has the highest obesity rates among the adult population, Govraniya Online reports citing TASS. "The lowest rate [of the prevalence of obesity] today is recorded in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. This is 6.6% of the adult population. The highest figure is in the Jewish Autonomous Region - more than 30%," said Dmitry Nikitiuk, director of the Federal Research Center for Nutrition and Biotechnology. According to Nikitiuk, 23.7% of Russia's adult population is obese. At the same time, about 62-63% of Russians suffer from overweight and nutritional obesity in total. Stay up-to-date on events everywhere: OK VK max.

The Jewish Autonomous Region is the region with the highest obesity rate The Jewish Autonomous Region has the highest obesity rates among the adult population, Govraniya Online reports citing TASS. "The lowest rate [of the prevalence of obesity] today is recorded in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. This is 6.6% of the adult population. The highest figure is in the Jewish Autonomous Region - more than 30%," said Dmitry Nikitiuk, director of the Federal Research Center for Nutrition and Biotechnology. According to Nikitiuk, 23.7% of Russia's adult population is obese. At the same time, about 62-63% of Russians suffer from overweight and nutritional obesity in total. Stay up-to-date on events everywhere: OK VK max.