] BERLIN (Reuters) - Half of Germany's 83 million
] population is overweight, according to the Federal
] Statistics Office, citing results of a survey of 370,000
] people.
]
] Based on their height, age and sex, 49 percent of
] Germans' "Body Mass Index" exceeded ideal levels
] prescribed by the World Health Organisation.

They need more Light / Ultra Carb beer in their diet. =)

Yahoo! News - Half of Germans too fat