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Statistics show a glimpse of changes in the health of our people over the past 20 years. Smoking rates have decreased, with increased incidences of obesity, especially in male obesity.

Reporter Kim Hyung-rae.

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Choi, 52, recently 52, was diagnosed with overweight and hypertriglyceridemia at a recent health checkup.

I gained weight from frequent meat-based meals.

[Chowon Won / Seoul Guro-gu: Because I'm drinking, pork belly-based, chicken-based, jokbal, bossam, so I have no choice but to like meat. In fact, I don't exercise much.]

Like Mr. Choi, men with obesity exceeded 25, and the number of obese men has increased significantly over the past 20 years.

Last year, four out of 10 adult men were obese, an increase of 70% from 1998 when the study began.

Women's obesity rate was 25%, almost unchanged 20 years ago.

The problem was eating. Fat intake per capita increased, leading to an increase in hypercholesterolemia.

[Kim Sun-mi / Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Ancient Guro Hospital: (In 20 years) The number of cars increased and the movement decreased relatively. And you eat less vegetables, eat more meat. These are represented by numbers. Women are very concerned about the diet. ]

For women, the rate of continuous binge drinking is noticeable.

The smoking rate has dropped significantly from 66% to 37% for men in 20 years. The lower the income level, the higher the smoking rate is, which requires a tailored smoking cessation policy for low income families.