Dr Christina Vogel and Prof Cyrus Cooper from the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre are authors of chapter 2 in the new WHO European Region Obesity Report 2022 which was published on 3rd May. The report shows that none of the 53 Member States of the Region are on track to meet the WHO Global Noncommunicable Disease target of halting the rise of obesity by 2025.

Chapter 2 describes ‘Obesity across the lifecourse’ and presents findings of an umbrella review of interventions that are effective at preventing and managing obesity at key life stages. The report sets out a range of policy recommendations. Read more here:

https://www.euro.who.int/en/publications/abstracts/who-european-regional-obesity-report-2022

For a list of links reviewing the media coverage 3rd May 2022: