TY - JOUR
T1 - Upstream Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Europe
AU - Vandevijvere, Stefanie
AU - de Pauw, Robby
AU - Djojosoeparto, Sanne
AU - Gorasso, Vanessa
AU - Guariguata, Leonor
AU - Løvhaug, Anne Lene
AU - Mialon, Melissa
AU - van Dam, Iris
AU - von Philipsborn, Peter
PY - 2023/8/18
Y1 - 2023/8/18
N2 - Purpose of Review: To review the upstream determinants of overweight and obesity in Europe, including food and built environments, and political, commercial, and socioeconomic determinants. Recent Findings: Overweight and obesity affect 60% of European adults, and one in three children, and are more common in individuals with low compared to high socioeconomic position (SEP). Individuals in low SEP groups are more exposed to unhealthy built and food environments, including higher exposure to unhealthy food marketing. Industries influencing the food system have much economic power, resulting in ignoring or silencing the role of ultra-processed foods and commercial practices in weight gain. Overall, effective policies to address overweight and obesity have been insufficiently implemented by governments. Summary: To accelerate implementation, strengthened political commitment is essential. Policies must also focus on the upstream, structural, and systemic drivers of overweight and obesity; be comprehensive; and target socioeconomic inequalities in diets and physical activity.
AB - Purpose of Review: To review the upstream determinants of overweight and obesity in Europe, including food and built environments, and political, commercial, and socioeconomic determinants. Recent Findings: Overweight and obesity affect 60% of European adults, and one in three children, and are more common in individuals with low compared to high socioeconomic position (SEP). Individuals in low SEP groups are more exposed to unhealthy built and food environments, including higher exposure to unhealthy food marketing. Industries influencing the food system have much economic power, resulting in ignoring or silencing the role of ultra-processed foods and commercial practices in weight gain. Overall, effective policies to address overweight and obesity have been insufficiently implemented by governments. Summary: To accelerate implementation, strengthened political commitment is essential. Policies must also focus on the upstream, structural, and systemic drivers of overweight and obesity; be comprehensive; and target socioeconomic inequalities in diets and physical activity.
KW - Commercial determinants of health
KW - Overweight and obesity
KW - Upstream determinants
U2 - 10.1007/s13679-023-00524-1
DO - 10.1007/s13679-023-00524-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 37594616
AN - SCOPUS:85168355106
SN - 2162-4968
VL - 12
SP - 417
EP - 428
JO - Current Obesity Reports
JF - Current Obesity Reports
IS - 4
ER -