Marta Buoncristiano|Angela Spinelli|Julianne Williams|Paola Nardone|Ana Isabel Rito|Marta García?Solano|Else Karin Grøholt|Enrique Gutiérrez?González|Knut Inge Klepp|Gregor Starc|Aušra Petrauskien?|Marie Kunešová|Maria Hassapidou|Napoleón Pérez?Farinós|Iveta Pudule|Cecily Kelleher|Vesselka Duleva|Ivo Rakovac|Saion Chatterjee|João Breda
Childhood overweight and obesity in Europe: Changes from 2007 to 2017
WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCD|Istituto Superiore di Sanità|WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCD|Istituto Superiore di Sanità|National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge|Norwegian Institute of Public Health|Norwegian Institute of Public Health|University of Oslo|University of Ljubljana|Lithuanian University of Health Sciences|Institute of Endocrinology|International Hellenic University|Universidad de Málaga|Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga|University College Dublin|National Center of Public Health and Analyses|WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCD|WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCD|WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCD
childhood obesity surveillance initiative cosi routinely measures height weight primary school children aged 69 years calculates overweight obesity prevalence within world health organization european region using standard methodology study examines trends prevalence overweight obesity first round cosi carried 20072008 latest 20152017 11 european countries data collected least three rounds total 303155 children measured general prevalence overweight obesity among boys girls decreased countries high prevalence southern europe remained stable slightly increased northern european eastern european countries included analysis among boys highest decrease overweight including obesity observed portugal 405 20072008 284 20152017 greece obesity 305 20092010 217 20152017 lithuania recorded strongest increase proportion boys overweight 248 285 obesity 94 122 trends similar boys girls countries several countries europe successfully implemented policies interventions counteract increase overweight obesity still much done