Half of EU adults overweight, obese
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More than half of adults in European Union nations are obese or overweight and the young are increasingly making Europe a fat continent, the EU's top public health official said Wednesday.
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In most of western Europe, easily more than half the adults are overweight, and in the United States two-thirds are fat. Why, then, are some able to stay thin in such an environment? The answer is complex and not the same for everyone.
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The global obesity epidemic is completely out of control, with more than 300 million overweight adults worldwide, according to specialists at the first international obesity conference in Africa.
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An increasing number of American adults  diagnosed with diabetes are obese, making it more likely they  will suffer heart disease, vision damage and other health  problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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Half of adults are at risk of developing high blood pressure, a survey by pharmacists suggests.
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Obesity is considered a major public-health problem, but many scientists are coming to see it as a comparative blessing, given the alternative.
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Very obese people are as unhealthy,  and probably as likely to die, as patients with heart failure,  U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
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People aren&#39;t the only ones getting fat. The obesity epidemic is hitting their pets, too: One of every four dogs and cats is estimated to be obese.
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Very obese people are as unhealthy, and probably as likely to die, as patients with heart failure, US researchers have reported. A second
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Highly obese women are 12 times more likely to have diabetes or knee replacement surgery, and five times more likely to have high blood pressure than women who are at a normal weight, says a new study.
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A new federal report finds that much of the population -- which is overweight and overfed -- often falls short in consuming essential nutrients. In short, Americans are eating too much of the wrong stuff.
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One in three adults in the UK try to lose weight at some point every month, a survey suggests.
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About 60 percent of adults in Beijing  are overweight, and obesity, once the preserve of the West, is  becoming more and more common among children, a city survey  shows.
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Obesity is out of control with more than 300 million overweight adults worldwide, according to specialists at the first international obesity conference in Africa.
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About 60 percent of adults in Beijing are overweight, and obesity, once the preserve of the West, is becoming more and more common among children, a city survey shows.
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Adults eat twice as many fruits and vegetables as they did when they were children and take in less fat and sugar, according to a new study.
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With Americans' obesity driving the focus on weight loss, scant attention is paid to the other side of the scale - underweight people who are trying to put on pounds.    Being underweight is not a common problem in the United States, affecting only about 2 percent of adults, compared to two-thirds who are overweight or obese...