#obesity

Cyprus has an adult obesity rate of 15.5 per cent, slightly below the European Union average of 16.3 per cent, according to data published by Eurostat on Friday. The highest obesity rates ...

Cyprus records some of the highest rates of childhood obesity in Europe, reaching up to 42 per cent in certain age groups, MPs heard on Thursday during a House health committee ...

The number of overweight and obese children in Cyprus is rising, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Wednesday as he announced the cabinet’s approval of a new national action ...

In classrooms, parks, offices and even around the family dinner table, the signs are becoming harder to ignore. As an educator, a scientist of human physical health, and a father, ...

An eight-year study conducted by the Child Health Research and Education Institute has analysed the eating habits and physical health of Cypriots, with findings published on Friday revealing that adults ...

Doctors worldwide should diagnose obesity differently, relying on broader criteria and taking into account when the condition causes ill-health, according to a new framework drawn up by experts and endorsed ...

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, the Cyprus Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists said on Sunday. Ahead of Monday’s World Obesity Day, the association released a set of statistics ...

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 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’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% ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...