Obesity, the WHO alarm: almost two out of three people affected in Europe (including children)

It’s like adding fuel to the fire. This is exactly what the pandemic has done on the obesity epidemic, a concern of Europe for many years now. Now none of the 53 member states can consider themselves on track to meet the WHO (World Health Organization) noncommunicable disease target of halting the rise in obesity by 2025.

On the contrary, overweight and obesity rates continue to rise across Europe.