Unlike various countries and organisations, including the World Health Organisation and the
European Parliament, the United Kingdom does not formally recognise obesity as a disease …

Background The causes and consequences of childhood obesity are complex and
multifaceted. Therefore, an integrated care approach is required to address weight-related …

Background Childhood obesity is a chronic disease with negative physical and psychosocial
health consequences. To manage childhood overweight and obesity, integrated care as part …

Background Childhood obesity can affect physical as well as psychosocial wellbeing.
Therefore, childhood obesity care aims to improve all dimensions of health related quality of …

Background The physical and the social environment are important predictors of healthy
weight, especially in low socioeconomic position (SEP) neighborhoods. Many Dutch …

The purpose of this article is to describe a series of recent studies from the authors and
many of their colleagues aimed at improving the food environments of adolescents in the …

Objectives: Government policies are essential to create food environments that support
healthy diets. The aims of this study were 1) to benchmark the implementation of Dutch …

Background Comprehensive school-based programs applying the WHO Health Promoting
School Model have the potential to initiate and sustain behavior change and impact health …

High body mass index (BMI) is a crucial determinant in low back pain (LBP) incidence and
progression. However, the effect of increased BMI on LBP has been largely overlooked at …

Background Reducing health inequalities is a challenge for policymakers and civil society. A
multisectoral and multilevel approach is most promising to reduce those inequalities …