The article looks at a report from the "European Journal of Public Health," which found that obesity rates in Europe are highest in some of the countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The study revealed a connection between economic indicators and obesity. Countries with a higher percentage of...
In other words, the data show a progression towards a diet high in sweeteners, vegetable and animal fat, and low in grains. This means that undernutrition issues have largely been overcome in the region - a stunning achievement. Only 7 percent of the population in Europe and Central Asia liv...
The World Health Organization says the rates of people who are obese and overweight in Europe have hit “epidemic proportions,” with nearly 60% of adults and a third of children in one of those categories. In areportissued Tuesday, the U.N. health agency’s European office said the preval...
Walking, cycling, and obesity rates in Europe, North America, and Australia. PURPOSE: This study was designed to examine the relationship between active transportation (defined as the percentage of trips taken by walking, bicycling,... DR Bassett,J Pucher,R Buehler,... - 《J Phys Act ...
All in all, there are numerous accounts of statistical evidence that prove that obesity can be combated, despite the many opponents who view it as a disease. Children are becoming obese before adulthood and in London, England one of the highest obesity rates in all of Europe exists. While ...
The average prevalence of obesity in Europe is now 15_/20%, with increasing rates in most countries. The prevalence of both overweight and obesity is as high as 50_/65%, and childhood obesity is also increasing at an alarming pace. The epidemic has been followed by a simultaneous rise in...
In Europe these measures are widely employed, and obesity rates are often less than half as high as ours.Hungary imposed(强制实行) a tax on manufactured foods with a high sugar content, and Finland has raised its tax on soft drinks.Using such taxes or regulations to fight obesity has been...
Obesity has increased at an alarming rate across the world and, in turn, rates of non-communicable diseases have escalated. In Eastern Europe, this epidemic has probably occurred at a later stage than the West due to the economic transition following the demise of communism. Knowing how these ...
In Europe, data on childhood obesity are collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI), which was established in 2007 [4]. According to COSI, the prevalence of being overweight (including obese) was 29% in boys and 27% in girls ...
In Europe alone, where obesity rates exceed 50% among men and women, the weight loss and weight management diet market continues to expand steadily, projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.33%. Market revenues are anticipated to rise from $2534 million in 2016 to ...