Press Release: Obesity epidemic: Markos Kyprianou pledges action as data shows more children overweight

Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, pledged to act together with industry and consumer groups, health experts and political leaders to tackle Europe's obesity epidemic, as figures published on 15 March 2005 showed the number of EU schoolchildren who were overweight rising by about 400,000 per year. The data from the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) claimed the extent of Europe's obesity problem may have been underestimated due to under reporting in some countries, and that more than 200 million adults across the EU may be overweight or obese.

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