Childhood obesity and its impact on health status in adulthood
Childhood obesity and its impacts
- English
- Македонски
Highlights
In North Macedonia, an analysis of the causes of mortality shows that, similar to many other European countries, diabetes is among the top ten causes of mortality. Such outcome might be attributed to prevailing unhealthy habits and behaviour, including unbalanced diet and low physical activity. The country is seeing a steady
upward trend in numbers of diabetes patients, which raises concerns about increasing health costs, and more importantly – reduced quality of life and life expectancy.
Study results imply two types of recommendations: those stemming from the available data and existing policies, and those from the lack of these. Data analysis suggests the need for policy interventions in ensuring healthy choices in and out of schools, such as creating enabling environments and promoting physical activity; reinforcement of advertising policies and investment into their appropriate implementation; and working on behaviour change for healthy eating habits.
