Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-09-24-Speech-3-424"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-09-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080924.34.3-424"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-09-24-Speech-3-9452
lpv:speaker	lp:Genowefa Grabowska2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3 unknown; Socjaldemokracja Polska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Overweight and obesity are something of a contemporary epidemic with dangerous consequences for the health and even the life of human beings. Diabetes, circulatory disorders, hypertension, heart attacks and certain types of cancer are just some of the dangerous outcomes of obesity and overweight. It is therefore entirely appropriate for the European Parliament to have become involved in combating overweight and obesity. It is also right that Parliament should be encouraging the bodies responsible for the health of EU citizens to become involved in this battle. I am referring to the bodies at every level of national and European administration. Childhood obesity is a particular concern. There are already 22 million overweight children in Europe and their number is steadily increasing. If we do not reverse this trend, our society will soon be even more obese, less healthy and markedly less productive. That is why I fully support this report. I believe that the time has come for us to pool our efforts and launch a determined and sustained attack on overweight and obesity. We must focus on the most sensitive sectors of society, such as children and the elderly, especially women and people living on their own. If we succeed in convincing society that it is worth controlling our body weight and combating overweight, and if we manage to set up mechanisms to promote a healthy lifestyle, we shall be able to avoid a great many problems. Preventing obesity is therefore not just a health and beauty issue; it also has social and cultural implications."@en1

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