Obesity in the Middle East and North Africa
20 percent of men and 41 percent of women are obese in Turkey
Some 20.5 percent of men and 41 percent of women in Turkey are obese, according to the Health Ministry's National Nutrition and Health Survey.
Why are Greek kids getting fatter?
Efthymos Kapantais, president of the Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity (HMAO), told daily newspaper Kathimerini this week that many Greek people are being “forced to eat low-cost foods, which are often foods of low nutritional value”. This has led to extremely high rates of obesity, particularly among children.
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Health habits of Greek teens, alarming rise in obesity
One in five Greek teens are struggling in the battle of the bulge, claiming to be permanently on a diet according to the University Mental Health Research Institute (EPIPSY). 30% of teens have a negative image of their body, whereas girls are more likely to be stricter when evaluating their bodies than boys.
Obesity Problem Grows in Romania
Almost 15 per cent of Romania's 4.5 million children are also obese, the Eurostat report said, and the number of grossly overweight children has doubled over the past eight years.
"The main causes of obesity among children are unhealthy lifestyles and the consumption of junk food, which has replaced at least one regular meal a day for many," said Romanian doctor Gabriela Roman.
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European Obesity Congress Winds up in Sofia
Crash diets, the dangers of eating too much white broad, gastric bands – whether they really work - and can you live off prunes?
It’s all been kicking off at the European Congress on Obesity, which ends May 31.
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Bulgarian Children Suffer from Obesity, Prefer Tv to Sport
Childhood obesity rates are on the rise due to unhealthy diet and lack of enough movement, according to a survey of dietary and nutritional status of students in Bulgaria.