Stephen Hawking warned of a disease that threatens millions of people

Recently, the famous cosmologist Stephen Hawking has appeared in a short video of a communication campaign by the Swedish nonprofit organization GEN-PEP.

According to Business Insider, unlike previous warnings about risks from artificial intelligence or aliens, this time Hawking mentioned a very close problem for us that is illness. He even said that at the present time, humanity is facing a great challenge and millions of people are in danger from the disease.

Stephen Hawking.

In the video, Hawking said: "This is one of the most serious health problems of the 21st century. Today, too many people die from complications related to overweight and obesity . An alarming fact are we eating too much and doing too little exercise ".

Obesity is a factor that can cause many dangerous diseases.

When referring to the solutions, he said: "This is not a very high and difficult thing to do as rocket science. The simplest thing we can do to minimize this situation is is eating moderately and is more involved in physical activities ".

At the end of the video is the brief message that Hawking and GEN-PEP want to convey to everyone: "Mobility has become the fourth leading cause of death in the world. Children should work 60 minutes and adults should work for at least 30 minutes a day. "

Children should be active for 60 minutes and adults should be active for at least 30 minutes a day.

According to many scientific studies, obesity is a factor that can cause many dangerous diseases such as cardiovascular, endocrine disorders, diabetes and cancer . For that reason, not only Stephen Hawking Many scientists have recommended that we, regardless of gender, age and weight situation, be active in physical activity to maintain health and prevent unwanted diseases that can be transmitted. born from obesity.

Video Stephen Hawking talks about obesity in GEN-PEP campaign: