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WHO: One in three young Europeans now obese
18.05.2017 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
One in every three young Europeans is overweight or obese, with the highest rates found in southern and Mediterranean countries.
That’s the key finding of the World Health Organization latest study on childhood obesity across the continent, using data from between 2002 and 2014, UN Radio reports.
As to the report, the study finds that «despite sustained efforts» to tackle the issue, rates continue to rise, and so the WHO says it is particularly concerned about Eastern Europe, where rates have been lower in the past.
The study notes that being obese in childhood increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, asthma, and future cardiovascular disease.
The study says most young people will not outgrow obesity, with four out of five adolescents continuing to suffer issues relating to being overweight.
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