2000 May 24-27	10th European Congress on Obesity
May 24 noon	Press conference Antwerp Belgium
	HALF EUROPEAN ADULTS COULD BE OBESE BY 2030 CALL FOR ACTION ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Conference website	http://www.eco.top-tools.be/
	Press Conference Notice                    10th European Congress Obesity                   Antwerp, Wednesday, 24 May 2000                               12 noon – 1.30pm                                      Location Congress Media Centre, Scala 3, Astrid Park Plaza Hotel, Antwerp (2 minutes walk from the congress centre) Speakers      Professor Luc Van Gaal (joint congress Chair)       Professor Andre Scheen (joint congress Chair)       Professor Philip James (Chair of the International Obesity      Task Force)       Professor Jaap Seidell (President of the European      Association for the Study of Obesity) Subject News and views on a public health problem now affecting an estimated one in ten people across the European Union. To include a review of the latest scientific developments being discussed at the congress and a global perspective on the emerging epidemic of serious illness and spiralling health costs associated with high levels of obesity.  For further information and interview bids, please contact the 10th ECO Media Centre coordinator: Pat Pearson (Mr) Isis House 74 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1BL Telephone: +44 (0)20 7462 8900 Fax: +44 (0)20 7462 8999 email: ppearson@ruderfinn.co.uk