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Overweight and obesity rates among children and young adults in 2018. 12% of children and 25% of young adults are overweight.

According to figures released this week by Statistics Netherlands, the percentage of people in the Netherlands reporting that they have diabetes has risen substantially since the beginning of this...

Over the past three decades, the proportion of overweight people in the Netherlands has grown among adults as well as among 4 to 20-year-olds.

Dutch people did not lead a more healthy lifestyle in 2006. The percentage of Dutch adults who were overweight continued to rise.

In recent years, the Dutch have adopted a more healthy lifestyle. The percentage of smokers and heavy drinkers has marginally declined.

The Dutch have not been very successful in recent years in their pursuit of a healthier lifestyle.

The lifestyle of the Dutch population hardly improved in terms of health last year. They did not make much progress with trying to smoke less, drink less, eat less and exercise more. The positive...

The average weight of Dutch men and women has increased more rapidly over the past two decades than their average length. As a result, the number of overweight people has grown significantly.

Approximately 15 percent of 2 to 25-year-olds struggle with overweight. Young members of low-income households are more often overweight and have more GP contacts than their counterparts in the...

The proportion of diabetics in the Netherlands increased from nearly 3 percent in 2001/2002 to 4 percent in 2007/2008.

The percentage of overweight Dutch adults fell for the first time in years in 2005, among both men and women.

Three in four people aged 15 and older in the Caribbean Netherlands rate their health as good or very good. Sixty percent of the population are overweight. Three-quarters of the population had...

These are just some findings in the book Food for thought: dietary and health trends in the Netherlands, published today.

Obese and underweight persons are more often depressive than people in the normal body weight range.

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 2 - 7 July 2012 (Week 27).

At the UDC, data from the Municipality of The Hague can be combined with CBS’s data

The health and lifestyle of people who live in deprived urban neighbourhoods in the Netherlands are not as good as those of people living outside these neighbourhoods. However, the mental health and...

Nearly one in three 18-24 year-olds smoke, and one in five of this age group are overweight. At the same time, nearly 91 percent report their own health as good or very good.