Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Albania, implemented policy actions to revert the trend and possibility for future actions. It also provides assessments of the experts nominated by health authorities, regarding policy actions that should be prioritized when considering implementation of the actions from the proposed policy areas.
Authors
- Citation
- World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe . (2024). Nutrition, physical activity and obesity in Albania: from data to policy action. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/379497 . License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
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- 19
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- Switzerland
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- CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
- Rights Holder
- World Health Organization
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo
Table of Contents
- Abstract 2
- Contents 4
- Abbreviations 5
- Introduction 6
- 1 2 3 6
- 5 6 57 6
- 5910 7
- 5910 7
- Methodology 7
- 1112 8
- Fig. 1. 8
- Epidemiological context 8
- Fig. 2. 9
- Fig. 3. 9
- Fig. 4. 10
- Fig. 5. 10
- Possible areas for future action to reduce obesity and overweight in Albania 11
- Table 1. 11
- Table 1 continued 12
- Table 1 continued 13
- Table 1 continued 14
- Table 1 continued 15
- Table 2. 16
- References 17
