The IDEFICS community-oriented intervention programme: a new model for childhood obesity prevention in Europe?
S De Henauw, V Verbestel, S Mårild, G Barba, K Bammann, G Eiben, A Hebestreit, L Iacoviello, K Gallois, K Konstabel, É Kovács, L Lissner, L Maes, D Molnár, L A Moreno, L Reisch, A Siani, M Tornaritis, G Williams
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Abstract
The European Union—as well as other parts of the world—faces a major challenge of increasing incidence of overweight/obesity. In particular, the increase in childhood obesity gives rise to a strong imperative for immediate action. Yet, little is known about the effectiveness of community interventions, and further research in this field is needed. There is, however, a growing consensus that such research should start from the paradigm that the current living environments tend to counteract healthy lifestyles. Questioning these environments thoroughly can help to develop new pathways for sustainable health-promoting communities. Against this background, the IDEFICS (Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants) study developed and implemented innovative community-oriented intervention programmes for obesity prevention and healthy lifestyle primarily in children aged 2–10 years in eight European countries: Sweden, Estonia, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Cyprus.