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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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$ [+ m  |8 H! N9 m! }" b4 F9 uThe rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past 20 years in most EU member states, international experts say.
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  [/ b7 G1 @2 }" U1 |The UK comes out worst, shortly followed by Ireland and Malta, where a quarter of the population is obese.

World experts meet this week to discuss how to reverse the "worrying trend".
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, e& l3 p# m: ?3 k. SThe 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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, T/ f+ C5 R. V+ ?' B& ZObesity levels in Europe

" D, F( v  h) `- VFIVE "WORST" COUNTRIES
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UK - 24.5% of adults are obese
Ireland - 23%
4 @* F0 C% ^$ A3 h: y3 a4 a5 p1 TMalta - 22.3%
Iceland - 20.1%
% a' d. z# {# J% u4 T. i2 KLuxembourg - 20%
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: ~0 {# B* l7 w6 lRomania - 7.9%
Switzerland - 8.1%
2 r/ g5 U8 w& c- l8 e' D0 j! Y7 UItaly - 9.9%
Norway - 10%
Sweden - 10.2%
5 N2 O$ g) B, M1 e' J: b& {' Y$ xOnly 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.

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.
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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."

# M3 C$ g. G* B; G$ HMeanwhile, nutritionists are warning that many Africans are putting their health at risk because they are not eating enough fruit and vegetables.

( v' R' t6 a% _# gA 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.
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Research suggests that more than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are overweight.