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By Sarah Laitner in Brussels

Brussels will launch efforts to tackle Europe's obesity problem today, when it issues a discussion paper on promoting healthy diets and physical activity.

Markos Kyprianou, health commissioner, will ask what initiatives can encourage Europeans to take more exercise and switch to foods lower in fat, salt and sugar.

Among the ideas in the paper are clearer food labelling, improving the nutritional content of school and office meals, and safer cycling and walking paths.

The paper also addresses the debate over advertising and marketing of high sugar, salt or fat products at children, favouring industry self-regulation rather than legislation.

The Commission says 14m Europeans are obese, and weight problems among children are increasing.

The paper says obesity-related illnesses, which include heart disease and diabetes, account for up to7 per cent of healthcare costs in the Union, and warns that the figure will increase.

Advertising and marketing aimed at children has risen high up the political agenda, with some EU countries limiting snacks and drinks available in school vending machines.

Although the paper says industry self-regulation could be best, the Commission would consider "other options" if that failed.

The Commission has the power to bring legislation, using rules covering the EU single market - under which it banned newspaper tobacco advertising - or on consumer protection grounds.

Source: FT.com

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