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Geographical differences exist among the type of alcohol people consume – beer, wine, spirits or other alcoholic beverages. In this report, ‘beer’ includes malt beers, ‘wine’ includes wine made from grapes, and ‘spirits’ include all distilled beverages. Other includes one or several other alcoholic beverages, such as fermented beverages made from sorghum, maize, millet, rice, or cider, fruit wine, fortifi ed wine, etc. Spirits are the most consumed beverages in terms of litres of pure alcohol in Asian and eastern European countries (Figure 2; Table 3). Wine constitutes the largest proportion of alcohol consumed in some European countries and. | iiiil EU ROBAROM ETER Health and food Fieldwork November - December 2005 Publication November 2006 Special Eurobarometer 246 Wave - TNS Opinion Social This survey was requested by Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General and coordinated by Directorate General Communication This document does not represent the point of view of the European Commission. The interpretations and opinions contained in it are solely those of the authors. EUROBAROMETER Health and food Table of contents 1. The health of . Health in . Illness .7 2. Physical characteristics of Europeans. 11 . The respondent s height and . Height. 11 . Weight. 11 . What Europeans think about their weight. 16 3. The eating habits of European Union . A healthy diet. 19 . The meaning of eating a healthy diet . 19 . What Europeans think about the quality of their . Is it easy to eat a healthy diet .25 . Why is it not easy to eat a healthy diet .27 . A change in eating . European citizens who have dieted over the last 12 . European citizens who have changed what they eat or drink within the last 12 months .35 . Type of change . The main reason for these changes .41 4. Diet and the problems related to being . Diet and obesity among . Changes in obesity levels over 5 - Strong support for this view in a majority of Member States . What influences children s eating habits .45 . The influence of food advertising and promotion on the choice of what children . Effectiveness of measures intended to improve children s . Effectiveness of measures intended to combat childhood . Adult obesity. 55 . Changes over the last 5 . Obesity and health .56 . Government measures to promote healthy 5. Physical activity. 59 . The .