Obesity Prevention in the Nordic Countries
Previous studies have shown that mean BMI and prevalences of overweight/obesity and obesity have increased over the last decades in the Nordic countries, despite highly regulated societies with a focus on obesity prevention. We review recent overweight/obesity and obesity prevention initiatives with...
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ftdtupubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/9549ce36-10c6-44b6-a759-8e38e977834d 2024-04-28T08:25:52+00:00 Obesity Prevention in the Nordic Countries Stockmarr, Anders Hejgaard, Tatjana Matthiessen, Jeppe 2016 https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/9549ce36-10c6-44b6-a759-8e38e977834d https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-016-0206-y eng eng https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/9549ce36-10c6-44b6-a759-8e38e977834d info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Stockmarr , A , Hejgaard , T & Matthiessen , J 2016 , ' Obesity Prevention in the Nordic Countries ' , Current Obesity Reports , vol. 5 , no. 2 , pp. 156-165 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-016-0206-y Obesity Overweight Prevention BMI Nordic countries Nordic model /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being article 2016 ftdtupubl https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-016-0206-y 2024-04-03T15:23:15Z Previous studies have shown that mean BMI and prevalences of overweight/obesity and obesity have increased over the last decades in the Nordic countries, despite highly regulated societies with a focus on obesity prevention. We review recent overweight/obesity and obesity prevention initiatives within four of the five Nordic countries: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Moreover, we analyze the current situation based on monitoring data on BMI collected in 2011 and 2014, and obtain overall estimates of overweight/obesity and obesity prevalences for the Nordic Region. Data analysis shows that obesity in adults has increased from 2011 to 2014, while no significant changes were found for children. No significant increases were found for mean BMI and overweight/obesity prevalence. Obesity prevention initiatives among the Nordic countries are highly similar although minor differences are present, which is rooted in transnational Nordic cooperation and comparable societal structures. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Technical University of Denmark: DTU Orbit Current Obesity Reports 5 2 156 165 |
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Previous studies have shown that mean BMI and prevalences of overweight/obesity and obesity have increased over the last decades in the Nordic countries, despite highly regulated societies with a focus on obesity prevention. We review recent overweight/obesity and obesity prevention initiatives within four of the five Nordic countries: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Moreover, we analyze the current situation based on monitoring data on BMI collected in 2011 and 2014, and obtain overall estimates of overweight/obesity and obesity prevalences for the Nordic Region. Data analysis shows that obesity in adults has increased from 2011 to 2014, while no significant changes were found for children. No significant increases were found for mean BMI and overweight/obesity prevalence. Obesity prevention initiatives among the Nordic countries are highly similar although minor differences are present, which is rooted in transnational Nordic cooperation and comparable societal structures. |
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Stockmarr , A , Hejgaard , T & Matthiessen , J 2016 , ' Obesity Prevention in the Nordic Countries ' , Current Obesity Reports , vol. 5 , no. 2 , pp. 156-165 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-016-0206-y |
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