It also provides for raising awareness on healthy eating and physical exercise and the establishment of a National Committee, which will have an advisory role to the Minister of Health More children in Europe, including in Cyprus, are classified as overweight or obese, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Wednesday, announcing the approval by the Council of Ministers of the National Strategy for Improving the Quality of Life of the Population through Healthy Diet and Physical Activity, in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization. He also said that there is evidence that shows that Cyprus is at a higher level than other European countries as regards childhood obesity. In his statements after a Council of Ministers meeting, Damianos said that modern lifestyle, the evolution of family structure and the subsequent adoption of new eating habits "constitute one of the most serious challenges for public...