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Governments should limit the number of takeaway food outlets in lower-income neighbourhoods, the report said.

Video. Obesity kills 1.2 million people in Europe every year, WHO says

Updated: 04/05/2022 - 9:57 GMT+2

Rates of being overweight or obese have more than doubled in Europe since the 1970s, the UN health agency said.

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