by EPHA | Jun 5, 2014 | Opinion
At the 67th World Health Assembly, a new High-Level Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity was officially launched. This new Commission is to gather the best possible advice on dealing with the crisis of childhood obesity, specifying which approaches and which...
by EPHA | May 24, 2014 | Opinion
At the 67th World Health Assembly, a new High-Level Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity was officially launched. This new Commission aims to gather the best possible advice on dealing with the crisis of childhood obesity. In 2012, more than 40 million children...
by EPHA | May 6, 2014 | Reports
On 30 April 2014, the World Obesity Federation (formerly the International Association for the Study of Obesity) published its report “Obesity prevention in children in pre-school years: Policies and evidence”. The report rounds off with the EU-funded...
by EPHA | Mar 2, 2014 | Opinion
The Greek Presidency “Nutrition and Physical Activity” conference of 24-25 February, saw the launch of the EU Action Plan on Childhood Obesity, initiated a year ago under the Irish Presidency of the EU. The Plan attempts to take into account the political...
by EPHA | Feb 27, 2014 | Opinion
A recent WHO Europe Report, presenting an update on the marketing of foods high in fat, salt and sugar to children in the period 2012–2013, highlights increasing obesity rates in children. The overview about nutrition, obesity and physical inactivity in all 53...
