The prevalence of excess body weight and the associated cancer burden have been rising
over the past several decades globally. Between 1975 and 2016, the prevalence of excess …

Objectives Although there is widespread agreement about the importance of transferring
knowledge into action, we still lack high quality information about what works, in which …

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 …

We projected future prevalence and BMI distribution based on national survey data
(National Health and Nutrition Examination Study) collected between 1970s and 2004 …

In a brief, clear and easily accessible way, this summary illustrates the dynamics of the
obesity epidemic and its impact on public health throughout the WHO European Region …

The objective of the present review was to summarise the existing European published and
'grey'literature on the effectiveness of school-based interventions to promote a healthy diet in …

Obesity is a major influence on the development and course of cardiovascular diseases and
affects physical and social functioning and quality of life. The importance of effective …

The prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is internationally ever-growing.
Therefore, prevention, diagnostics, and control of insulin resistance and T2DM are of …

Mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD), which had risen during the twentieth
century in many countries, started declining in some countries during the 1960s. Once initial …

It is the purpose of this study to systematically review the evidence of school‐based
interventions targeting dietary and physical activity behaviour in primary (6–12 years old) …