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The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published online on August 10, 2005
The European Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki068
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.
Received July 5, 2004
Accepted November 3, 2004

Article

Policies to prevent childhood obesity in the European Union

T. Lobstein 1* and L. A. Baur 2

1 Childhood Obesity Working Group of the International Obesity TaskForce (IOTF), London, UK
2 Childhood Obesity Working Group of IOTF, University of Sydney Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
T. Lobstein, E-mail: childhood{at}iotf.org


  Abstract

The increasing prevalence of childhood obesity needs to be addressed. Without clear evidence to show which preventive interventions are most likely to work, a series of precautionary measures can be suggested. At a meeting of scientific experts organised by the International Obesity TaskForce and held at the European Congress on Obesity in May, 2004, a number of measures were proposed which follow the precautionary principle of promoting health while being unlikely to increase the risk of harm. The proposals are reported in the present paper.

Keywords: child; obesity; prevention; policies; expert opinion.
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