EU charter aims to fight obesity

The Irish Heart Foundation says the landmark European Charter on Counteracting Obesity has not got the coverage it deserves. Irish Medical Times prints an edited version of the document 1.1 The epidemic of obesity poses one of the most serious public health challenges in the WHO European Region. {openx:269} 1.2 The trend is particularly alarming in children and adolescents. The annual rate of increase in childhood obesity has been rising steadily and is currently up to 10 times higher than it was in 1970. h4. Energy imbalance 1.3 Adult obesity and overweight are responsible for up to 6 per cent…