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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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* e, ~4 l6 s1 Z; X  U- e1 fThe rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past 20 years in most EU member states, international experts say.
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. J$ M) F: `% c4 SThe 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".

( i) [8 V* N: }  T0 CThe 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.

" [5 t$ t, B$ KCurrently, 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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: U4 H! F" _% uFIVE "WORST" COUNTRIES
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, Z) H( j! |& w2 L9 SUK - 24.5% of adults are obese
. C1 q+ o& H* A  Q: x  N' TIreland - 23%
/ ?" F5 Y1 t/ }$ G) P6 WMalta - 22.3%
Iceland - 20.1%
Luxembourg - 20%
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' r+ t% G& C8 f. U, f$ rRomania - 7.9%
Switzerland - 8.1%
; n' Z% J, p& t, S6 w5 ]  ~' j7 RItaly - 9.9%
: u7 q$ c' K. j+ u* t* KNorway - 10%
Sweden - 10.2%
2 P/ }" o- t! C3 T- |7 i/ eOnly 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.

: H4 O% }) h; H  @3 B' o! pChildren 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."

Meanwhile, 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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A 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.