EU worries about overweight children.The European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community is seeking to reverse Europe's widening girth GIRTH., A girth or yard is a measure of length. The word is of Saxon origin, taken from the circumference of the human body. Girth is contracted from girdeth, and signifies as much as girdle. See Ell. and promote physical fitness at a time when the number of overweight children in the EU is rising by 400,000 a year. European Union Public Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou Márkos Kyprianoú (Greek: Μάρκος Κυπριανού; pronounced announced that 146 makers of soft drinks and fast food have agreed voluntarily to reformulate Verb 1. reformulate - formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis redevelop formulate, explicate, develop - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" sugar, fat and salt levels, make labels clearer, agree on common advertising norms and promote healthy lifestyles. The companies include Coca Cola, McDonald's and Kraft Foods. Kyprianou cited World Health Organization data showing that 20 percent of European children are overweight. |
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