- Obesity is the fifth most common risk factor for death, after hypertension, smoking, air pollution and diabetes. According to the National Health Service, 3 in 5 adult Poles are already overweight, and one in four is obese. In six years, 30 percent of people will be obese," recalled subcommittee chairman Marek Hok.
Meanwhile, obesity is already considered a chronic disease, dangerous especially since it causes up to about 200 complications.
- The problem affects every social group. It is a nationwide and worldwide challenge. A period of pandemonium and associated insufficient physical activity, as well as a diet that has been changing for years, are important factors exacerbating this phenomenon," admitted Deputy Health Minister Maciej Miłkowski.
As the deputy minister recalled, the National Health Program implemented by the ministry targets t...
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