Europeans, Have More Kids: Children Without Siblings Tend To Be Overweight
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 13:01
in Health & Medicine
Like the rest of the developed world, Europe is getting a lot fatter, and public health experts in Europe have found a correlation for the upward spike in youth obesity - the low birth rate. They say only children, singletons, have a more than 50 percent higher risk of being overweight or obese than children with siblings. Over 22 million children in Europe are estimated to be overweight. read more