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CHRONIC. A WHO report highlights the progression of overweight in Europe. However, our country is lagging behind in the face of this scourge against which we must act early.
By Jean de Kervasdoue
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Lhe European branch of the World Health Organization (WHO Europe) has just published a report that is as documented as it is worrying. It deals with the increasing evolution of overweight and obesity in European countries and highlights the very unfortunate consequences. In this regard, the idea that France had hitherto had of itself is no longer justified, as the epidemic is developing at all ages, and in particular among young people. To see this, all you have to do is open your eyes, especially in the poor neighborhoods of our big cities.
Obesity is both a disease and an aggravating factor for many other conditions. It is a disease because fatty tissues modify the immune system, they are an active endocrine gland because fat cells re…
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