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- Title
Estimated burden of paediatric obesity and co-morbidities in Europe. Part 1. The increase in the prevalence of child obesity in Europe is itself increasing.
- Authors
Jackson-Leach, Rachel; Lobstein, Tim
- Abstract
Surveys have shown the prevalence of overweight among school age children to be as high as 35% in parts of Europe, and several countries have reported prevalence rates increasing year-on-year. The purpose of the present paper is to review the rate of change in prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in the European region.
- Publication
International journal of pediatric obesity : IJPO : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2006, Vol 1, Issue 1, p26
- ISSN
1747-7166
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/17477160600586614