Bulgarian Men Plagued with Obesity

Society | June 18, 2004, Friday // 00:00

The cases of pathological obesity, mainly among males, have recorded an endemic spread in Bulgaria, doctors warned.

More than 3,5 million males and females, aged over 15, suffer from surplus weight, and some 100,000 schoolchildren, between 7 and 14 years of age, are a step away from flowing into that health-risky category.

Health experts from various fields and psychologists gathered in Sofia to discuss health problems with males, announcing that the most common diseases with men are cardiac illnesses and obesity.

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