ECE2017 Symposia 2nd Joint Global Symposium on Obesity - The Many Dimensions of the Childhood Obesity Problem (3 abstracts)
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Childhood obesity prevalence continues at a high level in most developed economies and is rising strongly in emerging middle-income countries. This rise in prevalence shows strong links to the exposure of populations to mass-marketed foods and beverages and the use of motorised transport. In Europe the prevalence tends to be higher, and rising faster, among children from lower-income households. The prevention of obesity is essential but clearly we are not doing very well no country in Europe has successfully and sustainably reduced childhood obesity prevalence. We need to ask: What are the major social, commercial and political barriers which need to be overcome? What steps can we take to overcome these barriers and create a truly health-promoting society?