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Obesity on the rise, WHO targets in jeopardy

This entry was posted in News and tagged Obesity Sugar WHO on 4 April 2016 by Bjorn Becker

Obesity is on the rise globally and current trends suggest that health targets are in danger of not being met, according to a new study. EurActiv Germany reports.

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