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1 in 10 young people are obese in Malta, the fattest nation in the EU. (Photo: Giuseppe Milo)

Malta, Latvia, and Hungary top EU obesity charts

Obesity rates in Malta surpass all other EU states, followed closely by Latvia and Hungary.

More than a quarter of Malta's adult population are obese, followed by Latvia (21.3 percent) and Hungary (21.2 percent), according to figures released on Thursday (20 October) by the EU's statistical office Eurostat.

Romania registered the lowest rate at 9.4 percent...

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1 in 10 young people are obese in Malta, the fattest nation in the EU. (Photo: Giuseppe Milo)

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