Obesity Facts & Figures

Obesity - definition, causes, consequences, prevention and treatment

• What is Obesity
• The mechanistic cause - calories in, calories out
• The wider causes and risk factors
• The health consequences
• Prevention
• Treatment
• Monitoring

Obesity - The scale of the problem

• Quick facts
• Overweight and Obesity in European Children
• Obesity in European Adults

Please click here for EASO Childhood Obesity Task Force Facts and Statistics

Please click here for a presentation on Obesity in Sweden prepared by Svensk Förening för Obesitasforsknings

Please click here for the new WHO Europe database on nutrition, obesity and physical activity