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Obesity

World Obesity Atlas 2023 quantifies economic impact of inaction

To accompany World Obesity Day on the 4th March, the World Obesity Federation launched its 2023 Atlas report. This 5th edition focuses on the economic impact of overweight and obesity.  
 
The report recognises continued under-prioritisation of obesity in global agendas, with action remaining “siloed and fragmented”.

The MEP Interest Group on Obesity & Health System Resilience calls for more action to tackle obesity

On World Obesity Day on 4th March 2022, the MEP Interest Group on Obesity & Health System Resilience organised an event to launch their Declaration for national action plans on obesity, which highlighted the key components to be included in an EU-level Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Framework for Obesity as a chronic disease.

The latest data on overweight and obesity levels across Europe now available

The third European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) was conducted in 2019, following the implementation of the European Commission regulation 2018/255, which concerns the collection of harmonised high quality data on health across Europe.

Launch of the MEP Interest Group on Obesity and Health System Resilience

The MEP Interest Group on Obesity and Health System Resilience was launched on 20th April 2021 during a webinar organized in collaboration with The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO).
 
In her introductory speech, MEP Pernille Weiss underlined the importance of raising awareness about the disease and talk about it without stigma.

The Obesity Policy Engagement Network – EU has been launched on World Obesity Day

Originally scheduled to take place in the European Parliament, the launch of the Obesity Policy Engagement Network – OPEN EU was presented online on March 4th, World Obesity Day, due to the covid-19 outbreak. People from all over Europe tuned in to the livestream to learn more about the initiative and about how to tackle obesity.

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