Too fat: authorities are saying that overweight people are to blame for economic and demographic problems.

🔸 This week, a State Duma deputy Irina Filatova was indignant The fact that approximately 60% of Russians are obese. And the number of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes has doubled over the past 15 years, which is contributing to an increase in early mortality. 

“This is a big blow to the demography of our country, as well as to the economy,” - said the deputy.

🔸 The former Minister of Health of the Sverdlovsk Region also believes that overweight people are to blame for the decline in the birth rate. Elena ChadovaSpeaking at the international women's forum "Unity. Harmony. Development," she said, that over the past 12 years, the birth rate in the region has fallen by more than half: if in 2012, 61 thousand children were born, then in 2024, only 27 thousand.

According to Chadova, today one in four teenage girls suffers from obesity, and this directly impacts their ability to bear children.

🔸 Earlier, State Duma deputies Yaroslav Samylin и Georgy Arapov proposed Even state-level support for those who are not overweight and have successfully completed a medical examination. Parliamentarians cited tax deductions as one form of support.