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5 |# U- P/ W4 J& e3 p6 COver half of adults living in the European Union countries are now overweight or obese according to a report.
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, f) s6 e3 g5 e. ^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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The UK comes out worst, shortly followed by Ireland and Malta, where a quarter of the population is obese.
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World experts meet this week to discuss how to reverse the "worrying trend".
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' d" z+ |) w4 e% j5 x  ~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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& ?# g! s( M- R! o; t  dCurrently, 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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+ I( r4 T5 f6 g8 M4 H9 u# }FIVE "WORST" COUNTRIES
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9 m8 D9 {, D$ d% E1 MUK - 24.5% of adults are obese
+ I% `5 C: I5 yIreland - 23%
Malta - 22.3%
2 l' G7 z4 c/ lIceland - 20.1%
Luxembourg - 20%
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+ y0 [- y. E! SRomania - 7.9%
8 |0 n( w5 T$ H9 QSwitzerland - 8.1%
Italy - 9.9%
Norway - 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.
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) D% M; e" w- L) ~# REuropean 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."
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6 X& T& E0 d4 K7 ?; G1 z+ j4 T% V* sMeanwhile, nutritionists are warning that many Africans are putting their health at risk because they are not eating enough fruit and vegetables.
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6 \: M* A& I  B6 UA 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.