Over 70% in north overweight or obese
Over 70 per cent of people in the north are overweight or obese, the north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek said on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion of World Obesity Day, ...
One in three Cypriots ‘is overweight’
One in three Cypriots is overweight, the Cyprus Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists said on Sunday.
Ahead of Monday’s World Obesity Day, the association released a set of statistics ...
Children’s health in Cyprus ‘alarming’
The alarmingly poor level of children’s health on the island was highlighted by presenters at the 9th Cyprus Public Health Day conference held at Tepak’s international institute for ...
Novo Nordisk weight-loss drug Wegovy launched in Germany, first big EU market
Novo Nordisk has launched blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy in Germany, its first big European market, hoping Germans will pay hundreds of euros out of pocket for a drug that public ...
More than half of the world will be overweight or obese by 2035
More than half of the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, according to a new report.
The World Obesity Federation’s 2023 atlas predicts that 51% ...
Almost half of children in Cyprus classed as obese
Cyprus is among the countries with the highest rates of childhood obesity in the EU, MPs heard on Thursday during a session of the House health committee.
They were told ...
Increase in numbers of children at risk of obesity
Children in Cyprus are among the most at risk of obesity in the European Union, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report published on Wednesday.
According to the report, ...
Alarming rise in childhood obesity
The education ministry on Wednesday unveiled a national fitness assessment programme for secondary school children (Aristotelis) as part of concerted efforts with the health ministry to combat child obesity.
Education ...
Eurostat: Nearly one in two adults in Cyprus are overweight
Cyprus has a lower share of overweight people than the EU average which suggests more than half adult Europeans were considered overweight in 2019, a recent report by Eurostat showed.
A ...
Exercise and Mediterranean diet more necessary than ever
Both gyms and restaurants have reopened, but despite extra weight gain during the lockdowns people are more interested in eating
Obesity rates in Cyprus, especially among children, have reached alarming ...
Cyprus has one of highest obesity rates in Europe
Cyprus has one of the highest obesity rates in Europe and nearly half of Cypriot men are overweight, the Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists of Cyprus said on Thursday on ...