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& E6 M6 @/ D! s7 aOver half of adults living in the European Union countries are now overweight or obese according to a report.
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7 |  Z( e: u7 y, [/ Q- @& hThe rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past 20 years in most EU member states, international experts say.

4 a0 A  }& ~9 X" y) A7 jThe UK comes out worst, shortly followed by Ireland and Malta, where a quarter of the population is obese.

' ]& C0 g$ y# |: R: H! fWorld experts meet this week to discuss how to reverse the "worrying trend".

; j3 w- O  c6 D! w# l* ~- {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.

9 H. ^% s9 c! e4 B/ QCurrently, one in seven children in the EU is overweight or obese - and the figures are set to rise even further.

+ B* o* z& x8 C2 m% G. |. r) j- ~Continue reading the main story
Obesity levels in Europe
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9 _1 ?- {9 N8 Z4 R5 aFIVE "WORST" COUNTRIES
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UK - 24.5% of adults are obese
Ireland - 23%
: {& X( Q- F' Z7 f/ K$ z  s7 _- MMalta - 22.3%
; L+ Q  _5 D# q0 T0 k3 |Iceland - 20.1%
' y6 c( f* r% V+ Z! F/ O- @; fLuxembourg - 20%
FIVE "BEST" COUNTRIES

Romania - 7.9%
+ M+ c  F  x0 a6 ESwitzerland - 8.1%
Italy - 9.9%
Norway - 10%
( _: p4 t/ }# g, }+ M' L+ HSweden - 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.

5 h9 h6 s3 ?1 m& bChildren 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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5 J- r5 n8 b& T( s" WEuropean 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.
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"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."

7 j6 |- _* T+ T/ r6 g( GMeanwhile, nutritionists are warning that many Africans are putting their health at risk because they are not eating enough fruit and vegetables.
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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.

- f: F3 r. v! W! h% MResearch suggests that more than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are overweight.