The World Health Organization, in a new report published on Tuesday, warned of an "epidemic" of overweight and obesity in Europe, killing more than 1.2 million people annually.No country in the region can currently claim to have halted the progression of this scourge, and the scale of the problem has been vigorously revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with excess weight posing a threat.
Obesity causes at least 15 different types of cancer, and is likely to be directly responsible for at least 200,000 new cases of cancer annually, according to the World Health Organization.
The organization warned that "this number is expected to rise further in the coming years."
According to the World Health Organization, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it possible to measure the impact of the obesity epidemic in the region.
He stressed that the restrictions (school closures and public closure measures) at the same time led to "increased exposure to some risk factors that affect the likelihood of a person being obese or overweight."