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10 Things....
1 Obesity in Europe has reached epidemic
proportions. Its prevalence has tripled
in the last two decades, and if no
action is taken there will be an estimated 150
million obese adults (20% of the population)
and 15 million obese children and adolescents
(10% of the population) in the WHO European
Region by 2010. Today, between 30% and 80%
of adults are overweight in most countries.
Currently available measured data indicate a
range in overweight levels in the Region from,
for example, 28% of men in Uzbekistan to 66%
of men in Ireland. For obesity, levels based on
measured data range from 13% of adults in
Portugal to 23% of adults in Finland. Significant
differences exist between and within countries,
but also between regions, social groups, men
and women, and age groups. However, rates are
rising in virtually all parts of the Region.
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