Obesity increasing at alarming rate in Europe
(AFP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060911/hl_afp/euhealthobesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060911/capt.sge.mgj57.110906145017.photo00.photo.default-512x350.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=OqOmhlXVqIFCXBlp1E42Dg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Two women walk on the beach in Deauville, France. Overweight and obesity levels are increasing at an alarming rate within the European Union, with over a quarter of men and a third of women considered obese in some countries, the European Commission has warned.(AFP/Mychele Daniau)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Overweight and obesity levels are increasing at an alarming rate within the European Union, with over a quarter of men and a third of women considered obese in some countries, the European Commission has warned.</p><br clear="all"/>