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United Nations health agency warns of obesity ‘epidemic’ in Europe
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday that “epidemic” overweight and obesity rates are linked to more than 1.2mn deaths annually across Europe, calling for swift policy changes to reverse the dangerous trend. Obesity rates in the region have ballooned by nearly 140% in the past five decades, the WHO said in a new report, and are linked to a series of cancers and cardiovascular diseases. Nearly a quarter of adults are now obese in Europe, higher than in any other region except the Americas, the WHO said. “Overweight and obesity rates have reached epidemic proportions across the region and are still escalating,” the health body’s European office said. “Raised body mass index is a

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