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    Do surgical interventions to treat obesity in children and adolescents have long- versus short-term advantages and are they cost-effective?

    World Health Organization.
    During the last decades the prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity in Europe has grown. Although it is possibly levelling off in some areas of Europe, the scale of childhood obesity and its associated morbidities and costs remains considerable. Obese children and adolescents are more likely than ...
    Bariatric Surgery/economics, Europe, Bariatric Surgery/methods, Obesity/surgery
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    What is known about the effectiveness of economic instruments to reduce consumption of foods high in saturated fats and other energy-dense foods for preventing and treating obesity?

    World Health Organization.
    Overweight and obesity are increasingly prevalent in Europe. In the European Region, the growing prevalence of overweight – a body mass index (BMI) over 25 kg/m2 – ranges from about 25% to 75% of the adult population. Up to a third of the adult population, about 130 million people, are obese – with...
    Obesity/prevention & control, Food/economics, Costs and Cost Analysis/economics, Taxes/economics, Dietary Fats, Energy Intake, Health Promotion, Europe
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