Abstract
Tackling inequalities in obesity: a protocol for a systematic review of the effectiveness of public health interventions at reducing socio-economic inequalities in obesity amongst children
Highlights
There is growing evidence of the impact of overweight and obesity on short- and long-term functioning, health and well-being
Childhood obesity rates continue to rise in some countries, there is emerging evidence of a slowing of this increase or a plateauing in some age groups
It is predicted that as the UK population grows and ages, the burden of diseases associated with obesity will cost the National Health Service Trust (NHS) £10 billion per year by 2050 [4] and will result in escalating numbers of early deaths as well as long-term incapacity and associated reductions in quality of life [8]
Summary
There is growing evidence of the impact of overweight and obesity on short- and long-term functioning, health and well-being [1]. It is predicted that as the UK population grows and ages, the burden of diseases associated with obesity will cost the National Health Service Trust (NHS) £10 billion per year by 2050 [4] and will result in escalating numbers of early deaths as well as long-term incapacity and associated reductions in quality of life [8]. Tackling obesity is rightly highlighted as one of the major contemporary public health policy challenges and vital in terms of addressing health inequalities [4,8]. The Foresight review of obesity highlighted the importance of taking a whole-systems approach to tackling the ‘obesity epidemic’ [4], whereby interventions target the broader societal determinants of obesity [5]
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