- LONDON (Reuters) - Forget
the traditional image of the beautiful "English rose" -- by 2020
one third of British girls will be obese, according to a report published
on Wednesday.
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- One fifth of boys will also be obese and at least one
third of adults, added the report by Britain's Faculty of Public Health,
the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and
Child Health.
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- "This report highlights the terrifying health consequences
of the obesity epidemic that will particularly impact on our children,"
said Professor Peter Kopelman, who chaired the report.
- "Storing up problems -- the medical case for a slimmer
nation" called for a government task force to develop a strategy against
the threat, highlighting the benefits of healthy eating and exercise.
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- "The UK has the lowest physical activity for school
children in Europe, and the problem is worst in the most vulnerable groups
who are also the most socially deprived," said Sian Griffiths, president
of the Faculty of Public Health.
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