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Over half of adults living in the European Union countries are now overweight or obese according to a report.
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The rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past 20 years in most EU member states, international experts say.

. u+ [9 j. M, p- `The UK comes out worst, shortly followed by Ireland and Malta, where a quarter of the population is obese.
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World experts meet this week to discuss how to reverse the "worrying trend".
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4 E8 ?# N1 r" G( y6 d  ], F. xThe European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) who compiled the Health at a Glance Europe 2010 report believe the key to success is encouraging children to adopt healthy habits.

Currently, one in seven children in the EU is overweight or obese - and the figures are set to rise even further.

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Obesity levels in Europe
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2 z: E9 `7 F% i& {9 u; ~FIVE "WORST" COUNTRIES
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+ l. @& q( `, e. L/ a% ^UK - 24.5% of adults are obese
, c7 g0 v& F* ?1 d8 T$ x; P7 r" UIreland - 23%
Malta - 22.3%
Iceland - 20.1%
# T( ]$ n& l5 {* e6 B! TLuxembourg - 20%
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! L9 p2 D, V) {5 q: j, eRomania - 7.9%
6 i  F* u7 W+ N" ^. }Switzerland - 8.1%
- F, @$ |% U& L  |/ j: gItaly - 9.9%
1 p+ {3 U; [7 v. U8 w2 x/ CNorway - 10%
Sweden - 10.2%
. h% v9 D, J" yOnly one in five children in the EU exercise regularly. Physical activity tends to fall between the ages of 11 and 15 in most EU Member States.
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Children who are obese or overweight are more likely to suffer from poor health later in life, with a greater risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, some forms of cancer, arthritis, asthma, a reduced quality of life and even premature death.

- @" U7 T' C9 g: c4 s, NEuropean Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, John Dalli, said: "In order to reverse the growing trend in obesity and other health problems in the EU we need reliable and up-to-date data to underpin the action we take as policymakers.

"This is where the Health at a Glance report makes such an important contribution and shall be a useful tool in the coming months and years."
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2 v/ m, m2 d( z. j, i6 qMeanwhile, nutritionists are warning that many Africans are putting their health at risk because they are not eating enough fruit and vegetables.

" F* U, q, r  n0 D) J5 X/ k! V: kA United Nations conference has heard that diseases such as diabetes and obesity are becoming as great a cause for concern for the continent as malnutrition.
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  j% R: v+ r/ g( yResearch suggests that more than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are overweight.