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* [# |) c9 B3 t, E5 l7 |Over half of adults living in the European Union countries are now overweight or obese according to a report.

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.

World experts meet this week to discuss how to reverse the "worrying trend".
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) B  O7 d: |8 ?- W2 ]- J) a" H1 n, \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.

0 q4 [4 l: P5 |8 Q# k) @8 pCurrently, one in seven children in the EU is overweight or obese - and the figures are set to rise even further.

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) V# S/ H# H: f* m4 h) ]Obesity levels in Europe
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UK - 24.5% of adults are obese
Ireland - 23%
+ X, V/ \* `/ L, n3 V: `& lMalta - 22.3%
7 P/ p1 L6 r, v( h) M( {1 eIceland - 20.1%
Luxembourg - 20%
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Romania - 7.9%
Switzerland - 8.1%
Italy - 9.9%
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) K/ s! N) q% \Sweden - 10.2%
4 v7 B( O( q" D* jOnly 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.

& R/ W5 L- Y# W7 }# E% q: [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.

; l8 n/ t# _5 q: D"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."

Meanwhile, nutritionists are warning that many Africans are putting their health at risk because they are not eating enough fruit and vegetables.

4 ^/ b( b( b  V! mA 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.

Research suggests that more than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are overweight.