Even though the statistics about overweight Americans are true (around a whopping 68 percent), a recent study examined what the average European looks like and it’s not what you might expect.

The study revealed that more than half of most adults in Europe believe that they are overweight. The report which was recently issued introduces a new idea that Americans previously thought differently. Over the last twenty years or so, the obesity statistics have been rising in countries all over Europe.

Obesity Hits Europe: Fat Problem