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Over half of adults living in the European Union countries are now overweight or obese according to a report.

) ^/ {; M% g; y+ \9 JThe rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past 20 years in most EU member states, international experts say.
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8 O5 u! u! E' S; ]- eThe UK comes out worst, shortly followed by Ireland and Malta, where a quarter of the population is obese.

World experts meet this week to discuss how to reverse the "worrying trend".
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The 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.

: w7 I+ S: B/ x5 u) ^" M6 n* B5 ECurrently, one in seven children in the EU is overweight or obese - and the figures are set to rise even further.
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4 B" `9 |  T  }Continue reading the main story
Obesity levels in Europe

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! M* d; T6 A5 d" Q2 @- `8 i# ]UK - 24.5% of adults are obese
Ireland - 23%
Malta - 22.3%
Iceland - 20.1%
) W$ T' T+ ]  U" DLuxembourg - 20%
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Romania - 7.9%
Switzerland - 8.1%
) X  M( T1 ]. \& CItaly - 9.9%
Norway - 10%
$ J: S- t4 ^% f  B8 h% W4 D5 USweden - 10.2%
Only 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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  t3 `) f8 k  x- s- n0 e: ^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.
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European 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.

3 G3 _* J) [3 K" x& X! A"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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Meanwhile, nutritionists are warning that many Africans are putting their health at risk because they are not eating enough fruit and vegetables.

A 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.

0 u  }% Y* T/ I4 X0 eResearch suggests that more than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are overweight.