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More British girls under the age of 20 are overweight than elsewhere in western Europe study shows as NHS rationing body comes under fire for new obesity guidance.
More girls under the age of 20 are overweight or obese in the UK than anywhere else in western Europe, alarming new research has shown.
A global study published in The Lancet show 29.2 per cent of females under the age of 20 in the UK is overweight or obese.
Of the 22 western European countries studied, only Greece is on a par with the UK as far as girls aged 20 and younger are concerned, with a 0.1 per cent lower prevalence.
The study confirms previous research that has shown roughly a quarter of Britain's adult population to be obese.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-British-girls-highest-in-Western-Europe.html
More girls under the age of 20 are overweight or obese in the UK than anywhere else in western Europe, alarming new research has shown.
A global study published in The Lancet show 29.2 per cent of females under the age of 20 in the UK is overweight or obese.
Of the 22 western European countries studied, only Greece is on a par with the UK as far as girls aged 20 and younger are concerned, with a 0.1 per cent lower prevalence.
The study confirms previous research that has shown roughly a quarter of Britain's adult population to be obese.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-British-girls-highest-in-Western-Europe.html