France may be the first country in the EU to see signs of a levelling off in the national prevalence of childhood obesity, according to the results of two new surveys.
The research, unveiled at the European Congress on Obesity in Geneva, does not explain why the prevalence may be levelling off, but the change comes after the introduction in 2001 of a National Nutrition and Health Programme that includes a comprehensive package of obesity-fighting public health initiatives.
The prevalence of childhood obesity in France is among the lowest in Europe, but as in other countries, it has been increasing in recent years. Overweight rates have been rising faster in children than in adults for the last three decades in France.
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