Brussels, 22/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Belgian Liberal Frédérique Ries, a supporter of the Belgian obese patients' association, BOLD, hosted a symposium on obesity at the European Parliament on Thursday 18 October. The MEP, who wrote a report on this major public health problem in 2006, reminded her audience that 38% of women, 28% of men and 5 million children are affected by obesity in Europe. 7% of the national health-care budgets in Europe go to the fight against obesity and its...