Body mass index
Nearly one in five people obese in Turkey: Survey
Nearly one in five people in Turkey is obese, according to the results of a 2016 health survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on May 31.
The survey showed that 19.6 percent of Turkish citizens aged 15 years and older have a body mass index of 30 or over. The rate was 19.9 percent in 2014.
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Want a sex machine? Science says find a fat man!
A new study from the Erciyes University in Kayseri, Turkey, found that men with larger bellies are better lovers. 200 men were surveyed as part of the research that calculated their body mass index (BMI) while also assessing their sexual performance.
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Bulgaria Has Fifth Largest Share of Obese Children in Europe - WHO
According to the latest figures of WHO, which were presented in Prague on Wednesday, Bulgaria has the fifth largest share of obese or overweight children under the age of five in Europe.
The results of an obesity forecast exercise, which were revealed at the European Obesity Conference, showed that the share of obese or overweight children in Bulgaria was 19.8 %.