The challenge of obesity in the WHO European Region and the strategies for response / edited by Francesco Branca, Haik Nikogosian and Tim Lobstein.

Copenhagen, Denmark : WHO Regional Office for Europe, [2007], ©2007.

xiii, 323 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Current prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity -- Impact of obesity on health -- Economic consequences of obesity -- Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, physical fitness and obesity -- Dietary determinants of obesity -- Effects of early nutrition on development of obesity -- Dietary patterns in Europe -- Microenvironmental determinants of dietary patterns -- Macroenvironmental determinants of food consumption -- Promotional marketing of food -- Macro- and microenvironmental determinants of physical activity -- Socioeconomic inequalities in obesity in Europe : issues and policy implications -- Actions and policies to prevent obesity -- Economic instruments for reducing consumption of energy-dense foods -- Actions and policies to promote physical activity -- Designing and developing a strategy to prevent obesity -- Preventing obesity : selecting the best investments -- Involving different stakeholders -- Monitoring and evaluating policies and programmes -- National policies in the European region -- Implementing the WHO strategy on diet, physical activity, and health : analysis of global progress -- Effective treatment : an evidence base for the treatment of overweight and obesity -- Obesity policy : the next steps.

Includes bibliographical references.