obesity

Greek boys are among the most obese in Europe, a new report has found. Research from the EU's Joint Research Council found that more than a third of boys aged 11 were overweight to obese. This puts Greece ahead of Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary,...

Despite its reputation for a healthy Mediterranean diet, Greece has come second in European table for its high number of overweight children, according to a World Health Organization study. The European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) found 42 percent of Greek...

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...

A research team at Monash University's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, headed by Greek Australian Tony Tiganis, have discovered a critical piece of the obesity puzzle that could lead to revolutionary treatments for what is becoming a worldwide...

People with accumulated fat around their waistline face a higher risk of cancer similar to that faced by those with a higher body mass index, according to the findings of a World Health Organization (WHO) study published on Wednesday. Based...

Greek teenagers drink at an early age and do not participate in sports; as a result, they are prone to ill health in their adult life, an OECD study says. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development surveys shows that...

While 46.1 percent of those aged over 18 in the European Union had a normal weight in 2014, almost half were considered overweight, 35.7 percent were pre-obese and 15.9 percent were obese, whereas 2.3 percent were underweight. This means...

It seems that the economic crisis and the fear of bankruptcy has led a lot of Greeks to overeating. Then again it might be that the healthy Mediterranean diet has become too expensive for Greeks and they have resorted...

Greece tops the list for heart disease and stroke deaths as a result of smoking and obesity, as the latest OECD health report reveals. Data from 34 countries shows that Greeks come last in terms of quality of...

A new report by OECD showed that Greece is among the European countries that face an obesity problem. According to OECD one in three Greek children (over 30%) are overweight or obese. On average, in EU countries, one in five children are...