Obesity and kidney disease: hidden consequences of the epidemic

CP Kovesdy, S Furth, C Zoccali… - Physiology …, 2017 - akjournals.com
Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and its prevalence has been projected to grow
by 40% in the next decade. This increasing prevalence has implications for the risk of …

European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012) The Fifth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and …

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a chronic disorder develo** insidiously
throughout life and usually progressing to an advanced stage by the time symptoms occur. It …

Prevalence of severe obesity among primary school children in 21 European countries

A Spinelli, M Buoncristiano, VA Kovacs, A Yngve… - Obesity facts, 2019 - karger.com
Abstract Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) European Childhood Obesity
Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was established more than 10 years ago to estimate …

Changing the future of obesity: science, policy, and action

SL Gortmaker, BA Swinburn, D Levy, R Carter… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
The global obesity epidemic has been escalating for four decades, yet sustained prevention
efforts have barely begun. An emerging science that uses quantitative models has provided …

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in European children below the age of 10

W Ahrens, I Pigeot, H Pohlabeln… - International journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Background: There is a lack of common surveillance systems providing comparable figures
and temporal trends of the prevalence of overweight (OW), obesity and related risk factors …

Early‐life determinants of overweight and obesity: a review of systematic reviews

L Monasta, GD Batty, A Cattaneo, V Lutje… - Obesity …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this paper was to review the evidence for early‐life (from conception to 5 years of
age) determinants of obesity. The design is review of published systematic reviews. Data …

Breastfeeding practices and policies in WHO European region member states

ATB Bosi, KG Eriksen, T Sobko… - Public health …, 2016 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo provide an update on current practices and policy development status
concerning breastfeeding in the WHO European Region. DesignNational surveys and …

WHO E uropean C hildhood O besity S urveillance I nitiative 2008: weight, height and body mass index in 6–9‐year‐old children

TMA Wijnhoven, JMA Van Raaij, A Spinelli… - Pediatric …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
What is already known about this subject Overweight and obesity prevalence estimates
among children based on International Obesity Task Force definitions are substantially …

The ALADINO study: a national study of prevalence of overweight and obesity in Spanish children in 2011

N Pérez-Farinós, AM López-Sobaler… - BioMed research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children
in Spain using different sets of cut‐off criteria, through a community‐based cross‐sectional …

The effectiveness of interventions during the first 1,000 days to improve energy balance‐related behaviors or prevent overweight/obesity in children from socio …

S Lioret, F Harrar, D Boccia, KD Hesketh… - Obesity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This narrative systematic review examined effectiveness of interventions during pregnancy
and up to 2 years of age in improving energy balance‐related behaviors or prevent …