Two of the most important health risk factors for children and young adults are obesity and alcohol use. These risk factors are known to affect health and wellbeing, but may also have an impact on educational outcomes. The objective of this study was to assess a potential causal relationship...

Objective: To determine parental willingness-to-pay (WTP) for childhood obesity prevention. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the follow-up measurements (2011) of a health promotion programme in German primary schools. Data collection included anthropometric measurements of children and...

Der Anstieg von Adipositas (Fettleibigkeit) in Deutschland verursacht hohe gesellschaftliche Kosten und schränkt die Lebensqualität der Betroffenen erheblich ein. Die Gründe für die Erkrankung können überwiegend von den Patienten selbst beeinflusst werden. Ernährung und Bewegung sollten...