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Health ministry, Unicef pledge to combat child obesity in Greece
Greece and UNICEF on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement to help prevent and combat child obesity on Thursday. The agreement was signed by Minister for Health Thanos Plevris, General Secretary for Public Health Irini Agapidaki, and UNICEF's Representative in Greece Luciano Calestini.
Report: In 10 Years, 250,000 Million Children Will Suffer from Obesity
Obesity is undoubtedly the plague of our generation. While one-third of the world is struggling with hunger, the other one-third is overweight.
Four in 10 Greek children 'overweight'
Four in 10 Greek children are overweight and two in 10 boys are obese, according to the latest findings of the World Health Organization's European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI).
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Nearly 124 Million Children Worldwide Suffer from Severe Obesity
Nearly 124 million children in the world suffer from severe obesity, the World Health Organization warned in a report quoted by Mediapool.