PURPOSE: To monitor and describe, on a national level, the development of body mass
index (BMI), overweight, and obesity of schoolchildren in Sweden aged 7–18 years over a …

Background Obesity has primarily been addressed with interventions to promote weight loss
and these have been largely unsuccessful. Primary prevention of obesity through support of …

The increase in overweight and obesity is a worldwide health problem. The first wave of the
“German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults”(DEGS1), conducted from …

Objective Research studying population-level body mass index (BMI) trends document
increases in mean or prevalence of overweight/obese but less consideration has been given …

ObjectiveObesity is a serious public health issue, the prevalence of which is increasing
globally. The present study aimed to investigate trends in overweight and obesity in Irish …

This paper examines regional changes in the prevalence of overweight (BMI≥ 25 kg/m²)
and obesity (BMI≥ 30 kg/m²) among Austrian adults (aged≥ 20 years) during a 35-year …

Objective: To project the prevalence of obesity across the WHO European region and
examine whether the WHO target of halting obesity at 2010 levels by 2025 is achievable …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Studies using self-report may underestimate obesity
prevalence because participants tend to overestimate their height, underestimate their …

Background In order to develop effective preventive strategies, knowledge of trends in
socioeconomic and geographical differences in risk factor levels is important. The objective …

Abstract Background Based on successive Health Interview Surveys (HIS), it has been
demonstrated that also in Belgium obesity, measured by means of a self-reported body …