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  O8 _  y* D% jOver half of adults living in the European Union countries are now overweight or obese according to a report.

The rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past 20 years in most EU member states, international experts say.
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; a8 H5 L2 Z3 b$ V3 ?  \& ]The UK comes out worst, shortly followed by Ireland and Malta, where a quarter of the population is obese.
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3 X7 M* f% b8 D1 Z( C2 h& VWorld 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.
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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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, I9 p6 `" Q, P& Y' E1 D3 eObesity levels in Europe
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& O! ]$ ]% o+ k5 c* Q. HFIVE "WORST" COUNTRIES

UK - 24.5% of adults are obese
" \4 K( R( z/ n" K* o+ x: ~9 p: cIreland - 23%
2 k) P' M3 u- A2 a  d& C* jMalta - 22.3%
2 f8 r* x+ Y5 \: ]; r5 g' PIceland - 20.1%
Luxembourg - 20%
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; z5 Q! S+ C2 |" N0 @4 PRomania - 7.9%
& z! F0 d6 C# b# R0 z$ u" f: z& \* {Switzerland - 8.1%
2 ?; E4 B2 ^1 ^* oItaly - 9.9%
' _7 c2 d8 ?! ONorway - 10%
: r4 j/ F' d% I  n1 O# lSweden - 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.

+ f8 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.

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.

"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."

Meanwhile, nutritionists are warning that many Africans are putting their health at risk because they are not eating enough fruit and vegetables.

, i9 O% t2 c, zA 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.

Research suggests that more than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are overweight.