by Nicoleta Diaconu | Mar 4, 2023 | Opinion
Obesity is a major public health challenge affecting 800 million people worldwide, with rates rapidly increasing (1). It is expected that one quarter of the global population will be living with obesity by 2035, and childhood obesity rates are set to double (1). In...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 4, 2022 | Statements
On World Obesity Day, 17 leading European health, social and consumer organisations stress the need for effective EU regulation to protect children from the marketing of unhealthy food. DOWNLOAD STATEMENT Brussels, 4th March 2022. On this World Obesity Day, social and...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 28, 2022 | News Release, Statements
Obesity in children has been a cause of concern for decades, but with the effects of the pandemic exacerbating the issue, it has now become a serious public health crisis. The STOP Project, 24 organisations and academic institutions in the health and food sectors,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 8, 2021 | Reports
The EU Action Plan on Childhood Obesity, the main European political tool to comprehensively address childhood obesity expired in 2020 and will soon be evaluated and renewed.In this light, a debate What next for European action on childhood obesity? Debating the...
