Scottish Munchies

Over two-thirds of Scots men are deemed overweight and more than six out of ten women.

German Fat Tax

Overweight people should pay higher taxes in order to cover the extra costs they create for German's healthcare system, a conservative MP has said.

Four European countries make the top 10 worldwide

The world's 10 fattest countries.

4. Germany, 66.5 percent

6. Bosnia-Herzegovina, 62.9 percent

9. Croatia, 61.4 percent

10. United Kingdom, 61 percent

"Scottish people are living dangerously"

Scotland tops list for lifestyle health risks: study.

Diapered

Roskilde music festival in Denmark.

Germans are Getting Fatter

51 percent of adults in Europe's most populous country now considered overweight.

Sixty percent of men and 43 percent of women have a Body Mass Index (BMI) - a measure calculated by body weight and height - of more than 25, up from 56 percent and 40 percent respectively in 1999, the statistics office said.

42%

Austrian experts warn of obesity among population.

SPÖ MEP wants kindergarten campaigns in fight against obesity.