Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

Authors

Hoda Rashad, The American University in Cairo (AUC)Follow

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Department

Social Research Center (SRC)

Description

In 2016 the Commission released a report containing a set of recommendations to successfully tackle childhood and adolescent obesity in different contexts around the world. The main recommendations contained in the report are: Promote intake of healthy foods Promote physical activity Preconception and pregnancy care Early childhood diet and physical activity Health, nutrition and physical activity for school-age children Weight management. The Commission also provided an implementation plan describing the actions needed in Member States to implement the recommendations in the report. The implementation plan provides a summary of the recommended interventions which can be taken by policy makers to stop the rise in childhood obesity.

ISBN

978 92 4 151006 6

Publication Date

Winter 1-1-2016

Publisher

World Health Organization

City

Geneva, Switzerland

Keywords

obesity, nutrition, children, commission, report

Recommended Citation

APA Citation

Rashad, H. (2016). Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. World Health Organization.

MLA Citation

Rashad, Hoda. Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. World Health Organization, 2016.

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