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Childhood overweight and obesity abatement policies in Europe

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dc.contributor.authorWickramasinghe, Kremlin
dc.contributor.authorChatterjee, Saion
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Julianne
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Martin W.
dc.contributor.authorRito, Ana Isabel
dc.contributor.authorRippin, Holly
dc.contributor.authorBreda, João
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-14T17:19:48Z
dc.date.available2022-02-14T17:19:48Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-04
dc.description.abstractOver the past two decades, a concerted effort to combat the rising tide of childhood overweight and obesity has taken shape. The World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) provides recommendations for six priority areas of action, including the promotion of healthy food consumption, promotion of physical activity, preconception and pregnancy care, early childhood diet and physical activity, healthy nutrition and physical activity for school-aged children, and community-based weight management. This paper provides a snapshot of policies and measures aligned to these areas of action within the WHO European Region in order to encourage other countries to make similar efforts. Examples are drawn from Portugal (sugar-sweetened beverage tax, integrated nutrition strategy), the United Kingdom (soft drink levy, active commuting programs, urban design principles), Lithuania (prohibition of energy drinks), Norway (industry and government partnerships to promote healthier foods, nutrition education curriculum for schools), Hungary (tax subsidies to promote healthy diets), the European Union (cross-border marketing regulations, preconception and pregnancy care), Slovenia (food marketing restrictions), Spain (marketing restrictions within educational settings), Poland (investing in sports infrastructure), Russia (increasing sports participation), Estonia (redevelopment of the physical education curriculum), Netherlands (preconception and pregnancy care), Croatia (conditions to support breastfeeding), Austria (perinatal and early childhood nutrition), Czechia (life-course strategy), San Marino (nutrition and physical activity for school-aged children), Ukraine (potable water for schools), Ireland and Italy (community-based weight management approaches). Our findings suggest that a large disparity exists among the type and breadth of policies adopted by Member States, with a mix of single-issue policy responses and more cohesive strategies. The role of data, implementation research, and ongoing surveillance of country-level progress related to childhood overweight and obesity policies are discussed as an essential part of the iterative process of policy development. Additional work to systematically gather context-specific information on policy development, implementation, and reach according to ECHO's six areas of action by WHO European Region countries will inform future policy paradigms within the region.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors gratefully acknowledge support through a grant from the Russian government in the context of the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs. Acesso de acordo com página web do editor da revista.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationObes Rev. 2021 Nov;22(Suppl 6):e13300. doi: 10.1111/obr.13300. Epub 2021 Nov 4.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/obr.13300pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1467-7881
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7944
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWiley/ World Obesity Federationpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.13300pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectEnding Childhood Obesity Commissionpt_PT
dc.subjectChildhood Obesitypt_PT
dc.subjectChildhood Overweightpt_PT
dc.subjectObesity Policypt_PT
dc.subjectEuropept_PT
dc.subjectEstilos de Vida e Impacto na Saúdept_PT
dc.subjectPolíticas de Saúdept_PT
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.titleChildhood overweight and obesity abatement policies in Europept_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issueSuppl 6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPagee13300pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleObesity Reviewspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume22pt_PT
rcaap.embargofctAcesso de acordo com página web do editor da revista.pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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