European Weight Management: Statistics and Evidence

A concise reference sheet for readers, journalists and health educators. Population statistics provide context; they do not measure Diennet programme outcomes.

European population snapshot

Eurostat BMI statistics, reference year 2022
Population Share classified as overweight
EU, age 16+ 50.6%
EU, age 16–24 20.3%
EU, age 65–74 63.6%

Source: Eurostat, Overweight and obesity — BMI statistics, EU-SILC 2022; data extracted July 2024. These are historical figures, not 2026 estimates. Survey populations and methods differ across editions; do not read these as a direct trend against the earlier EHIS survey.

Evidence sources to inspect

Apply the context carefully

BMI summaries describe groups. They cannot establish an individual diagnosis, menopause-related cause or treatment suitability. Research on exercise, nutrition or medicines also does not prove an effect of a specific Diennet formula.

Explore the guide for women 40–65, menopause and abdominal fat evidence and muscle preservation guide. For your own circumstances, begin an assessment.

Compiled by the Diennet Institute Editorial Team, 2 October 2026. General education; no clinical-review or endorsement claim.