What is the role of government policies in encouraging healthier food choices to fight the current overweight and … obesity epidemics? This report briefly examines the evidence base on unhealthy diets, including the associated burden on … health systems. It then takes stock of current knowledge on the effectiveness of policy instruments to tackle unhealthy diets …

Digital tools and technologies can assist governments to improve consumer health and the sustainability of food systems …

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 between obesity or alcohol use, and educational outcomes, in Germany …

health outcomes, including obesity. Contributing factors include low levels of income and education; time-poor single parent …

people are likely to see an increase in BMI year-on-year, even if they already have overweight or obesity. It also shows that … life while decreasing after middle age. To be able to reflect these trends in the OECD Strategic Public Health Planning for … that a healthy weight in childhood does not protect against future overweight, as BMI continues to increase well into …