Weight loss with sugar

Malta, in trouble with EU over speculative sugar hoarding, launches National Weight Loss Campaign. From Fitnessblogs.com:

French women may not get fat, but concerns about rapidly expanding European waist lines have been rising lately. And even as the Mediterranean Diet is being praised by experts, it's the tiny island of Malta that's fighting the biggest battle against obesity. Maltese children have the dubious distinction being the most obese in the European Union, and a full 60 percent of adults are either overweight or clinically obese. The Times of Malta reports: "L-iSfida ghall-Kbar Biss (The Challenge for Adults, a title coined as a pun on 'big' people) is a free, 12-week programme geared for persons over 25 who need to lose weight. The brainchild of popular television presenter and singer Claudette Pace, the idea for a national weight loss campaign was sparked when Ms Pace wanted to lose weight, while creating an awareness on expanding waistlines in Malta... "Like many, I have often joked about my weight, but of course it got to me. There is no diet that I have not tried, from teas, to tablets... you name it, I have tried it," she said."

And in completely unrelated (?) news, the EU is threatening to fine the Republic of Malta for hoarding excessive amounts of sugar. With the illegal stock reported between 15,000 to 20,000 tonnes, that averages out to just about 122 pounds of sugar per citizen.