Obesity is European society's ticking bomb and the most worrying aspect is the trend towards obese children, EU health commissioner Markos Kyprianou said at the end of an EU-US conference on obesity on Friday (12 May).
"We need action on all levels and by all actors," Mr Kyprianou said and added "400,000 more children become obese every year in the EU."
The main aim of the conference is for the EU and the US to share their experiences and learn from each other on diet, physical a...
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