A map comparing obesity rates in U.S. states and European countries in 2024 has gained viral attention online after being shared on Reddit.. Data from the World Population Review for the U.S. and ...

Among high-income European countries, Greece will have the highest obesity rates for boys and young men by 2050. San Marino will have the highest rate for girls ages 5 to 14 while Greenland will ...

About 1 in 5 classified as overweight based on BMI alone considered to have obesity according to European society definition.

In a keynote address, Dr. Kremlin Wickramasinghe of WHO Europe warned that obesity is now Europe's leading cause of disability and contributes to 20,000 new cancer cases annually. He urged enforceable ...

The rate doubled in both children 5-14 (from 9% to 18%) and teens and young adults 15-24 (10% to 20%), results show. Obesity rates tripled from 2% to nearly 7% among young people, researchers found.

The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity tha ...

The scheme is part of the forthcoming 10-Year Health Plan, through which the government is seeking to shift from sickness to ...

Despite overall lower obesity rates than the U.S., the problem is growing. Many European countries report obesity rates approaching 20 percent or more, particularly in Eastern and Northern Europe.