The WHO Europe report states that 59 percent of adults in Europe (63 percent of men and 54 percent of women) are obese or overweight, while almost one in three children (29 percent of boys and 27 percent of girls) is either overweight or obese. He was declared obese. Being one of the leading causes of death in Europe, overweight has been reported to cause 1 million 300 thousand deaths annually.
OVERWEIGHT DISEASES
In the report, which stated that overweight causes 13 types of cancer, heart diseases and type 2 diabetes, it is stated that “(excess weight) is directly responsible for at least 200,000 new cancer cases per year and this figure is expected to increase even more in the coming years”.
66.8 PERCENT OF ADULTS IN TURKEY ARE OVERWEIGHT
According to the report, considering the number of adults who are obese or overweight, Turkey ranks first. According to the data in the report, 66.8 percent of the adult population in Turkey is overweight, and the rate of those defined as obese is 32.1 percent.
After Turkey, the countries with the highest proportion of overweight among adults were Malta, Israel and England, respectively. The countries with the least overweight problem are Tajikistan with 45 percent, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan with 48 percent.
NONE OF 53 COUNTRIES ARE ON THE PATH TO ACHIEVE THE OBESITY REDUCTION GOALS
WHO stressed that none of the 53 countries that make up the European region are on track to meet their targets of stopping the increase in obesity by 2025. Stating that the causes of obesity are ‘much more complex than a combination of unhealthy diet and physical inactivity’, WHO stated that the digital marketing of unhealthy foods to children and the prevalence of online games are among the environmental factors that trigger the increase in obesity.
HIGH TAX ON SUGAR DRINKS
Among the solutions offered by WHO as a policy to combat obesity; increased taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages or subsidies for healthier foods, restricting the marketing of unhealthy foods to children, improving access to obesity and overweight management services in health care.