3 documents found, page 1 of 1
Nutritional composition of ultra-processed plant-based foods in the out-of-home...
Vellinga, Reina E.; Rippin, H.L.; Gonzales, G.B.; Temme, E.H.M.; Farrand, C.; Halloran, A.; Clough, B.; Wickramasinghe, K.; Santos, M.; Fontes, T.Ultra-processed plant-based foods, such as plant-based burgers have gained in popularity. Particularly in the out-of-home (OOH) environment, evidence regarding their nutritional profile and environmental sustainability is still evolving. Plant-based burgers available at selected OOH sites were randomly sampled in cities of four WHO European Member States; Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Lisbon, and London. Plant-based b...
Obesity dialogues – fostering policy options in Western Balkans and Central Asia
Spiroksi, I.; Abdrakhmanova, S.; Rito, Ana; Racovak, I.; Heinem, M.; Whiting, S.; Williams, J.; Wickramasinghe, K.Introduction: Obesity has been identified as a serious public health challenge globally and a major determinant of premature death and disability in the WHO European Region. More than 50% of adults and one in three children around the Region are living with overweight or obesity, with prevalence close to 70% in several countries. In 2022, The WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable...
Improving data on overweight, obesity and undernutrition among children under t...
Wickramasinghe, K.; Heinen, M.; Buoncristiano, M.; Pudule, I.; Rito, Ana; Spinelli, A.; Ahrens, W.; Borghi, E.; Flores-Urrutia, K.; McColl, K.Introduction: It is important for countries to be able to examine their progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals on malnutrition. Unfortunately, in the WHO European Region, there is limited and sparse crosssectional anthropometric measured data at national level from children under five years of age. The WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in collaboration wit...