Advancing knowledge, maps and tools to address obesity and related socio-economic disparities in Europe: the OBCT project
The steady rise in overweight and obesity in Europe disproportionately affects people and communities with a lower socio-economic position (SEP). Many obesity prevention approaches exist, but these have had limited reach and unsatisfactory effects thus far, especially in low-SEP populations. In this...
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| author | Thao Minh Lam Julie Aarestrup Erica L. T. van den Akker Jennifer L. Baker Anna Banik Bram J. Berntzen Lucrezia Bertoni Joline W. j. Beulens Kirsten Bjørnsbo Sheree Bryant Luis Cereijo Priyanka Choudhary Valeria C. Cuenca Cuenca Julia Diez Ulf Ekelund Majid Ezzati Matthew O’Flynn Manuel Franco Jet van de Geest Pedro Gullon Lisa Heggie Sondre H. Herstad Søren Holm Rachel Jackson Leach Nanna Lien Tim Lobstein Aleksandra Luszczynska Joreintje Mackenbach Renate Meeusen Paul Meijer Biljana Meshkovska Jouko Miettunen Rozenn Nedelec Jack Olney Natalia Paduszyńska Nishit Patel Jaynaide Powis Jayashankaramma S. Mohan Raju Tessa Roseboom Elisabeth F.C. van Rossum Miguel A. Sanchez-Lastra Fahmida Sarker Franco Sassi Sylvain Sebert Maria Siwa Josine Stuber Jakob Tarp Ulla Toft Kamille A. B. Torp Jorrit van Uhm Roberto Valiente Borox Alfred Wagtendonk Maggie Wetzel Euan Woodward Jingmin Zhu Jeroen Lakerveld the OBCT consortium |
| author_facet | Thao Minh Lam Julie Aarestrup Erica L. T. van den Akker Jennifer L. Baker Anna Banik Bram J. Berntzen Lucrezia Bertoni Joline W. j. Beulens Kirsten Bjørnsbo Sheree Bryant Luis Cereijo Priyanka Choudhary Valeria C. Cuenca Cuenca Julia Diez Ulf Ekelund Majid Ezzati Matthew O’Flynn Manuel Franco Jet van de Geest Pedro Gullon Lisa Heggie Sondre H. Herstad Søren Holm Rachel Jackson Leach Nanna Lien Tim Lobstein Aleksandra Luszczynska Joreintje Mackenbach Renate Meeusen Paul Meijer Biljana Meshkovska Jouko Miettunen Rozenn Nedelec Jack Olney Natalia Paduszyńska Nishit Patel Jaynaide Powis Jayashankaramma S. Mohan Raju Tessa Roseboom Elisabeth F.C. van Rossum Miguel A. Sanchez-Lastra Fahmida Sarker Franco Sassi Sylvain Sebert Maria Siwa Josine Stuber Jakob Tarp Ulla Toft Kamille A. B. Torp Jorrit van Uhm Roberto Valiente Borox Alfred Wagtendonk Maggie Wetzel Euan Woodward Jingmin Zhu Jeroen Lakerveld the OBCT consortium |
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| description | The steady rise in overweight and obesity in Europe disproportionately affects people and communities with a lower socio-economic position (SEP). Many obesity prevention approaches exist, but these have had limited reach and unsatisfactory effects thus far, especially in low-SEP populations. In this context, there is a need for implementation of effective individual-level and population-based preventive strategies that also tackle health inequalities. Effective strategies require consideration of the complex and cross-domain obesity risk factors across the life course. Feasible and acceptable strategies require multisectoral collaborations and innovative approaches, including a whole-of community and systems perspective. With the Horizon Europe-funded OBCT project, we aim to quantify the relative contribution of biological, socio-cultural and built environment factors to obesity and the interactions of these risks within and across various life course stages; and translate the resulting knowledge into practical, equitable, and effective tools for action. These tools will include: a comprehensive obesity risk screener; a map of the obesogenicity of neighbourhood environments as well as trends in obesity prevalence of each European country; recommendations for lifestyle behaviours (diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviours) to prevent obesity during key life transition stages; a decision support dashboard for policy makers; and co-developed toolboxes to support implementation of policy recommendations in low-SEP communities. OBCT’s outputs will highlight the areas and domains in which obesity should be targeted and will empower the research community, policymakers, health professionals and residents in Europe to adapt and implement strategies to effectively reduce obesity risk, particularly in low-SEP communities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-74fc01064ac54e98b125dae65f82b9d22025-08-20T03:44:50ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Health Action1654-98802025-12-0118110.1080/16549716.2025.25174922517492Advancing knowledge, maps and tools to address obesity and related socio-economic disparities in Europe: the OBCT projectThao Minh Lam0Julie Aarestrup1Erica L. T. van den Akker2Jennifer L. Baker3Anna Banik4Bram J. Berntzen5Lucrezia Bertoni6Joline W. j. Beulens7Kirsten Bjørnsbo8Sheree Bryant9Luis Cereijo10Priyanka Choudhary11Valeria C. Cuenca Cuenca12Julia Diez13Ulf Ekelund14Majid Ezzati15Matthew O’Flynn16Manuel Franco17Jet van de Geest18Pedro Gullon19Lisa Heggie20Sondre H. Herstad21Søren Holm22Rachel Jackson Leach23Nanna Lien24Tim Lobstein25Aleksandra Luszczynska26Joreintje Mackenbach27Renate Meeusen28Paul Meijer29Biljana Meshkovska30Jouko Miettunen31Rozenn Nedelec32Jack Olney33Natalia Paduszyńska34Nishit Patel35Jaynaide Powis36Jayashankaramma S. Mohan Raju37Tessa Roseboom38Elisabeth F.C. van Rossum39Miguel A. Sanchez-Lastra40Fahmida Sarker41Franco Sassi42Sylvain Sebert43Maria Siwa44Josine Stuber45Jakob Tarp46Ulla Toft47Kamille A. B. Torp48Jorrit van Uhm49Roberto Valiente Borox50Alfred Wagtendonk51Maggie Wetzel52Euan Woodward53Jingmin Zhu54Jeroen Lakerveld55the OBCT consortiumAmsterdam UMCCopenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and FrederiksbergErasmus MC Sophia Children’s HospitalCopenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and FrederiksbergSWPS UniversityAmsterdam UMCAmsterdam UMCAmsterdam UMCCopenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and FrederiksbergEuropean Association for the Study of ObesityUniversidad de AlcaláUniversity of OuluUniversidad de AlcaláUniversidad de AlcaláNorwegian School of Sports SciencesImperial College LondonWorld Obesity FederationUniversidad de AlcaláAmsterdam UMCUniversidad de AlcaláEuropean Association for the Study of ObesityUniversity of OsloHELSAM, University of OsloWorld Obesity FederationUniversity of OsloWorld Obesity FederationSWPS UniversityAmsterdam UMCErasmus MC Sophia Children’s HospitalUpstream Team, Amsterdam UMC, VU University AmsterdamUniversity of OsloUniversity of OuluUniversity of OuluMedical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, FinlandSWPS UniversityAmsterdam UMCWorld Obesity FederationAmsterdam UMCAmsterdam UMCErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamNorwegian School of Sports SciencesGalicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGOImperial College LondonUniversity of OuluSWPS UniversityAmsterdam UMCNorwegian School of Sports SciencesSteno Diabetes Center CopenhagenSteno Diabetes Center CopenhagenErasmus MC Sophia Children’s HospitalUniversidad de AlcaláAmsterdam UMCWorld Obesity FederationEuropean Association for the Study of ObesityImperial College LondonAmsterdam UMCThe steady rise in overweight and obesity in Europe disproportionately affects people and communities with a lower socio-economic position (SEP). Many obesity prevention approaches exist, but these have had limited reach and unsatisfactory effects thus far, especially in low-SEP populations. In this context, there is a need for implementation of effective individual-level and population-based preventive strategies that also tackle health inequalities. Effective strategies require consideration of the complex and cross-domain obesity risk factors across the life course. Feasible and acceptable strategies require multisectoral collaborations and innovative approaches, including a whole-of community and systems perspective. With the Horizon Europe-funded OBCT project, we aim to quantify the relative contribution of biological, socio-cultural and built environment factors to obesity and the interactions of these risks within and across various life course stages; and translate the resulting knowledge into practical, equitable, and effective tools for action. These tools will include: a comprehensive obesity risk screener; a map of the obesogenicity of neighbourhood environments as well as trends in obesity prevalence of each European country; recommendations for lifestyle behaviours (diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviours) to prevent obesity during key life transition stages; a decision support dashboard for policy makers; and co-developed toolboxes to support implementation of policy recommendations in low-SEP communities. OBCT’s outputs will highlight the areas and domains in which obesity should be targeted and will empower the research community, policymakers, health professionals and residents in Europe to adapt and implement strategies to effectively reduce obesity risk, particularly in low-SEP communities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2517492maria nilsson |
| spellingShingle | Thao Minh Lam Julie Aarestrup Erica L. T. van den Akker Jennifer L. Baker Anna Banik Bram J. Berntzen Lucrezia Bertoni Joline W. j. Beulens Kirsten Bjørnsbo Sheree Bryant Luis Cereijo Priyanka Choudhary Valeria C. Cuenca Cuenca Julia Diez Ulf Ekelund Majid Ezzati Matthew O’Flynn Manuel Franco Jet van de Geest Pedro Gullon Lisa Heggie Sondre H. Herstad Søren Holm Rachel Jackson Leach Nanna Lien Tim Lobstein Aleksandra Luszczynska Joreintje Mackenbach Renate Meeusen Paul Meijer Biljana Meshkovska Jouko Miettunen Rozenn Nedelec Jack Olney Natalia Paduszyńska Nishit Patel Jaynaide Powis Jayashankaramma S. Mohan Raju Tessa Roseboom Elisabeth F.C. van Rossum Miguel A. Sanchez-Lastra Fahmida Sarker Franco Sassi Sylvain Sebert Maria Siwa Josine Stuber Jakob Tarp Ulla Toft Kamille A. B. Torp Jorrit van Uhm Roberto Valiente Borox Alfred Wagtendonk Maggie Wetzel Euan Woodward Jingmin Zhu Jeroen Lakerveld the OBCT consortium Advancing knowledge, maps and tools to address obesity and related socio-economic disparities in Europe: the OBCT project Global Health Action maria nilsson |
| title | Advancing knowledge, maps and tools to address obesity and related socio-economic disparities in Europe: the OBCT project |
| title_full | Advancing knowledge, maps and tools to address obesity and related socio-economic disparities in Europe: the OBCT project |
| title_fullStr | Advancing knowledge, maps and tools to address obesity and related socio-economic disparities in Europe: the OBCT project |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advancing knowledge, maps and tools to address obesity and related socio-economic disparities in Europe: the OBCT project |
| title_short | Advancing knowledge, maps and tools to address obesity and related socio-economic disparities in Europe: the OBCT project |
| title_sort | advancing knowledge maps and tools to address obesity and related socio economic disparities in europe the obct project |
| topic | maria nilsson |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2517492 |
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