Obesity in Ireland.. Shocking!
According to the World Health Organisation, obesity is becoming a 'global epidemic.'Some startling facts about obesity in Ireland according to the Sunday Tribune:
Two thirds of Irish men and half of Irish women are either overweight or obese.
Obesity in men has nearly trebled from 1990-2000. The numbers among women has increased slightly.
The figures show that the rate of obesity is rising by 1% every year.
Men: Obesity reates grew from 11.3% in '98 to 14.4% in '02.
Women: Increased from 9.3% in '98 to 11.8% in '02.
In contrast, 0.3% of men and 1.1% of women are underweight (2000)
'One in five' children are overwieght and 'one in twenty' are obese.
posted by Ed @ 11:05 PM
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