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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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* A% E/ d8 N9 k9 aThe rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past 20 years in most EU member states, international experts say.
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: f( L$ K9 D# {- f) [3 I# R9 zThe UK comes out worst, shortly followed by Ireland and Malta, where a quarter of the population is obese.
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) z& H7 y: [# m0 S9 w' I2 OWorld 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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% y. @3 n% q: g+ oCurrently, 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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; T. e# m7 M# Z# X! wFIVE "WORST" COUNTRIES

2 c) C' e; i9 o1 J# l; DUK - 24.5% of adults are obese
* V4 t. [( A' t! e% P# v! B( w( ?Ireland - 23%
Malta - 22.3%
Iceland - 20.1%
Luxembourg - 20%
FIVE "BEST" COUNTRIES
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Romania - 7.9%
Switzerland - 8.1%
Italy - 9.9%
) N/ q. S! t. ANorway - 10%
Sweden - 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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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.

* F. Y: W* E& f$ \  q: H- gEuropean 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.

1 Z  r: \  X8 v"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."

! o$ }4 _9 n) U( S/ W1 l+ WMeanwhile, nutritionists are warning that many Africans are putting their health at risk because they are not eating enough fruit and vegetables.

2 }, a: J/ M- V" M  HA 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.

) r3 a. q( @0 k/ F" X  gResearch suggests that more than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are overweight.