The World Health Organization shared the results of its overweight and obesity survey covering 53 countries. As a result of the research, it was revealed that Turkey is the most troubled country in Europe in terms of obesity. Moreover, our children are also at great risk.
The World Health Organization (WHO) made a statement that concerns us all and is as worrying as it is. In the statement made by the institution, it was stated that a study covering 53 countries was conducted and that obesity was reduced within the scope of this research. turned into an epidemic in Europe expressed. According to studies, obesity causes 200,000 cancer cases and annual cancer in Europe. 1.2 million deaths why is this happening.
When we look at the results of the research, every person living in Europe 15 out of 100 adults We see that you are overweight or obese. 8 percent of children under the age of 5 suffer from obesity. In addition, the situation is not very encouraging for school-age children. According to the research, 1 out of every 3 school-age children is obese. The World Health Organization, these rates Highest numbers after USA states that it is. The most annoying part is that no country is doing anything about it. WHO announced that European countries have not done enough work on obesity and their 2025 targets are far away.
The country with the highest overweight problem in Europe: Turkey
Research by the World Health Organization, Turkey’s He also revealed that he has a weight problem. When we look at the statistics for Turkey, we see that 66.8 percent of Turkey’s adult population is overweight and 32.1 percent is obese. According to the research, women in Turkey face more weight problems than men. Oddly enough, women in Europe have more weight problems than men. one country Turkey. In the table below, you can see which are the 10 countries with the highest weight problem according to the research. (Green dot is women, blue dot is men, orange dot is average)
- Turkey: 66.8 percent
- Malta: 66.4 percent
- Israel: 64.3 percent
- United Kingdom: 63.7 percent
- Andorra: 63.7 percent
- Greece: 62.3 percent
- Czech Republic: 62.3 percent
- Bulgaria: 61.7%
- Spain: 61.6 percent
- Hungary: 61.6 percent
When we look at the shared statistics, we see that the rate of weight problems in adults living in Europe is 58.7 percent. The obesity rate in Europe is recorded as 23.3%. The sad part is, Our children are also at risk.. According to the research, 32.7 percent of our children between the ages of 5 and 9 are faced with weight problems. The rate of obese children is 14.9 percent. When we look at these rates across Europe, it is seen that the weight problem in children between the ages of 5-9 29.5 percentWe see that the obesity rate is 11.6 percent… The government’s policies on overweight and obesity are already a matter of curiosity.
Source :
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/353747/9789289057738-eng.pdf