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Around 5 million children are obese, and this figure is rising annually by 300,000.
More than a quarter of European men (27%) and more than a third of women (38%) are overweight or obese.
Alcohol causes 7% of ill-health and early deaths in the EU and causes a quarter of deaths among men aged 15-29.
One in three adults smokes and every year 650,000 people die of tobacco-caused illnesses.
In any single year, more than a quarter of adults (27%) experience mental health problems.
A minority experience severe mental illness, such as psychosis, and many more will be affected by depression and anxiety.
About a quarter of adults also report experiencing stressat work.
Sources: European Commission, the Health Promotion through Obesity Prevention across Europe (Hope) project.
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