Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Kosovo, implemented policy actions to revert the trend and possibility for future actions. It also provides assessments of the experts nominated by health authorities, regarding policy actions that should be prioritized when considering implementation of the actions from the proposed policy areas.
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- Citation
- World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe . (2024). Nutrition, physical activity and obesity in Kosovo: from data to policy action. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/379499 . License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
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- 16
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- Switzerland
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- CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
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- World Health Organization
Table of Contents
- Abstract 3
- Abbreviations 4
- Introduction 4
- Methodology 4
- Epidemiological context 4
- Possible areas for future action to reduce obesity and overweight 4
- References 4
- Contents 4
- Abbreviations 5
- Introduction 6
- 1 2 3 6
- 5 6 57 6
- 5910 7
- 5910 7
- Methodology 7
- 11 12 8
- Fig. 1. 8
- Proportion of the population in Kosovo in four body mass index categories by age and sex 8
- Epidemiological context 8
- Fig. 3. 9
- Prevalence of obesity in people aged 18 years and over in the WHO European Region by sex 19902025 9
- Fig. 2. 9
- Prevalence of overweight including obesity in people aged 18 years and over in the WHO European Region by sex 19902025 9
- Table 1. 10
- Suggested policy actions to reduce population levels of obesity and overweight 10
- Table 1 continued 11
- Table 1 continued 12
- Table 1 continued 13
- Table 2. 14
- Priority action from each topic for implementation 14
- Table 1 continued 14
- References 15
