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Obesity rates in Greece and around the world are rising and scientists estimate that by 2025, 480,000 Greek school-age children will be obese or overweight.

The Hellenic Association for the Study of Obesity, Metabolism and Eating Disorders (EPAMEDI) warns Greek society to “Treat obesity today to avoid the consequences later”, in a message just ahead of World Obesity Day (11/10).

Bulgaria is fifth in Europe in child obesity from 32 countries, according to data from the World Health Organization, cited by bTV.

A handsome husband can be bad for women’s health by triggering dangerous dieting, according to new research. Yet unsurprisingly the same does not apply to men. Even if their wife is a stunner, they feel no pressure to look after themselves. The findings show a partner’s looks can be a driving force behind the desire to seek a slim body – but only for women.

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.      

Greek teens are the fattest in the Europe, according to a new report on adolescent obesity released Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), which said that one in three adolescents on the continent is estimated to be overweight or obese.

One third of Turks suffer from obesity, a rate that puts Turkey in the top 10 in the world for the health condition, Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdağ said Jan. 29

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has called for a sugar tax on soft drinks, saying that Australia’s obesity problem is due to people “sitting on their backsides” and “eating too much food.”

‘If you want to deal with being overweight,” he said, “here’s a rough suggestion: stop eating so much and do a bit of exercise.”

Childhood obesity is still an issue of concern in Bulgaria, with the country keeping its fifth spot among European states according to that criteria.

The announcement was made by Svetoslav Handzhiev, who heads the Bulgarian Association for the Study of Obesity and Related Diseases (BASORD), on the occasion of World Obesity Day, according to the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA).

According to a scientific study published in the ‘Lancet’ magazine, 20 percent of adults will be obese by the year 2025. The publication says that 40 year ago the underweight adults were double those of obese, a trend that has changed rapidly. The article underlines that the possibility of achieving the UN goals to limit the pace of growing obesity is close to zero.

On Saturday, the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk hosted some of the most sculpted bodybuilders of the world who showed off their honed physiques and tiny bikinis.

For one day each year, Krasnoyarsk becomes the capital of bodybuilding.