The trouble with numbers....
This, from the EU's site today:
"There are already 3 million obese children in Europe and this figure is rising by an estimated 400,000 a year". Although presumably a fair few graduate to being obese adults every year?
And from February:
"A staggering (wobbling, surely?) 27% of men and 38% of women in the European Union are classified as obese. This figure does not include the 5 million children who suffer the same condition".
The first item then goes on to propose compulsory exercise etc etc and the second wanted to 'de-stigmatise' obesity by classing it as a chronic disease (yes, really), but both are far too dull to be worth investigating further.
"There are already 3 million obese children in Europe and this figure is rising by an estimated 400,000 a year". Although presumably a fair few graduate to being obese adults every year?
And from February:
"A staggering (wobbling, surely?) 27% of men and 38% of women in the European Union are classified as obese. This figure does not include the 5 million children who suffer the same condition".
The first item then goes on to propose compulsory exercise etc etc and the second wanted to 'de-stigmatise' obesity by classing it as a chronic disease (yes, really), but both are far too dull to be worth investigating further.
Labels: EU fun and games, Healthcare, pedantry
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If it weren't for socialised medicine, this would be of no interest to anyone.
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