1 Amendments of Pernille WEISS related to 2020/0102(COD)
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Obesity is the fourth largest direct cause of premature mortality in the EU. In this context, obesity acts as a gateway chronic disease to the onset of 80% of Type 2 Diabetes cases and 20%of cancers. Obesity has been recognised as one of the high risk pre-existing chronic diseases in the EU and must be subject to evidence- based policymaking, which should be aligned with international standards and national implementation trends.