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We are living in the middle of a growing epidemic of obesity. The evidence is obvious - even children don't walk but waddle, and people don't stride, but slouch.

The cause is clear - too much fat, sugar, salt consumed for convenience, comfort, or laziness.

The result is preventable and premature heart disease, diabetes, bone and joint problems.  Doctors are worrying sick as they are increasingly diagnosing diseases which should never have arisen.

The solution?  To re-discover a care for our health and that of our families. 

Therefore the CPME, a founding member of the Platform, warmly welcomes this new alliance and its challenge to rescue the health of our patients by re-discovering the joys of healthy eating and physical exercise.

We will inform and encourage our patients and press governments and industry to play its part.

CPME is a membership driven association with members from the enlarged EU, EFTA and the wider Europe. The CPME represents over 2 million doctors within the enlarged EU/EEC. CPME’s aim is to promote the highest standards for public health and medical practice at the EU level.

For more information, contact :

Secretary General,

Lisette TIDDENS-ENGWIRDA:                                  Mobile : +32 477 29 37 54

CPME Secretariat :                                                Tel.: +32 2 732 72 02

                                                                          Fax: +32 2 732 73 44

                                                                          e-mail: secretariat@cpme.be