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Overweight and obesity are among the leading causes of death and disability in Europe and Central Asia , increasing the risk for diseases , including cancer and cardiovascular illnesses, a WHO report said on Tuesday. " Obesity knows no borders. In Europe and Central Asia , no single country is going to meet the WHO Global NCD (non- communicable diseases ) target of halting the rise of obesity ," said Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe . The region comprises 53 countries, extending from the Greenland in Atlantic to Vladivostok in the Pacific Ocean. "The countries in our region...
