Prevalence of Severe Obesity among Primary School Children in 21 European Countries

2019321 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Angela Spinelli · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Marta Buoncristiano · WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCD

Viktória Kovács · National Institute for Food and Nutrition Science

Agneta Yngve · Uppsala University

Igor Spiroski · Institute of public health of Republic of Macedonia

Galina Obreja

Gregor Starc · University of Ljubljana

Abstract

Severe obesity is a serious public health issue which affects a large number of children in Europe. Because of the impact on educational, health, social care, and economic systems, obesity needs to be addressed via a range of approaches from early prevention of overweight and obesity to treatment of those who need it.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Human Health and Disease Child and Adolescent Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Obesity Facts

Volume 12, Issue 2, pp. 244-258

DOI: 10.1159/000500436

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 41.50