Europe Half as Fat as US

Almost two times as many United States adults are obese as compared to their counterparts in Europe. This meansmore Americans suffer from cancer, diabetes and other chronic ailments, a report issued in the journal Health Affairs on the 2nd October in the US has found.

This level of chronic diseases puts a huge burden on the US economy with estimates of between $100 billion and $150 billion going on the annual U.S. health care.

The U.S. really does have to address this problem, but here in Europe we must not feel smug. We are heading that way if we are not careful. Pay attention, read up, eat well and enjoy your life without putting all your vital organs at risk because of fat overload. I know its easy to say, but a lot of us have conquered the smoking sickness, lets turn this around and head off in a different direction from our friends on the other side of the pond.