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| Childhood Obesity documents |
| Obesity in Europe is an unprecedented Public
health challenge with substantial economic
implication. Increasing obesity, especially in
children is being noted throughout Europe. The
international obesity Task Force estimates that
approximately 20% of school age children in
Europe are carrying excess body fat and that of
these overweight children, a quarter are obese.
This rise in childhood obesity is really
alarming. The WHO estimates that over 60% of
children who are overweight before puberty will
be overweight in early adulthood, reducing the
average age at which non communicable diseases
become apparent and greatly increasing the burden
on health services. Preventing obesity is thus an
urgent public Health goal. This is the reason why
in EUROPET we decided to collect information and
data concerning strategies set up for the
prevention of childhood obesity, and act as a
platform to disseminate information to all
European Paediatricians, in order to be a
privileged site of exchanges of best practice in
this mayor public Health area.
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