Germany has a „big“ problem - Workshop on obesity prevention in Germany

In Germany more than half of the population suffer from overweight, about every fourth German even suffers from obesity. To counteract this development it is necessary to enhance the prevention of obesity in Germany. Therefore it is essential to approach obesity within a social consensus. Stakeholders from different areas such as politics, science, public health service, food industry as well as the media are most commonly considered to be responsible and are called to act jointly. This was the conclusion drawn by the experts at of the workshop “Perspectives of Obesity Prevention in Germany – Possibilities and Limits” that successfully took place on the 25th October 2012 in Berlin.

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