Roly-Polski
28th January 2011
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Poles have found a taste for UK food such as fish and chip
Poles have been warned that their love for Britain and Ireland is quickly helping them pile on the pounds.
With such a large number working in the UK and Emerald Isle, more and more have become accustomed to an unhealthy diet. EU estimates show that by 2021, Poles may be as overweight as their American cousins.
“Although the general obesity rate in Poland has been relatively low, it is growing very quickly,” says Professor Miroslaw Jarosz of the National Food and Nutrition Institute. “In American, obesity amongst young people increased threefold in the last thirty years, in Poland it went up tenfold.” ...
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