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 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - 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.
Diets based on fatty and sweet ingredients combined with lack of physical activity account for six of the seven top factors leading to poor health, said EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou.
For years the EU Commission has warned governments to act, but the situation is getting worse. "Everybody has to be blamed — including the authorities, including the industry, including the consumers," Kyprianou said.
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