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Obesity rates in young people in Britain appear to be going into reverse, a top gathering of health officials heard Monday, as the message on the risks of being overweight seems to be getting through.
Presenting research on obesity in Britain, Klim McPherson from Oxford University told the World Health Summit in Berlin that people aged 16 to 29 had generally tended to be less overweight or obese in recent years.
Among people aged 30 to 44, the trend was flat, he said, but in general "these people are getting control of their weight."
"The evidence is that the message is getting through to young people in the UK," McPherson told AFP.
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Presenting research on obesity in Britain, Klim McPherson from Oxford University told the World Health Summit in Berlin that people aged 16 to 29 had generally tended to be less overweight or obese in recent years.
Among people aged 30 to 44, the trend was flat, he said, but in general "these people are getting control of their weight."
"The evidence is that the message is getting through to young people in the UK," McPherson told AFP.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...docId=CNG.6eb94815e1babf849998590e97a79062.51