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The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Europe is high. Adiposity is a major contributor to the overall rates of many of the main chronic (or non communicable) diseases in this region and is characterized by an unequal socioeconomic distribution within the population.
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1 The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research and the department of General Practice & Elderly Care Medicine, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam. E-mail: j.mackenbach@vumc.nl, 2 please refer to www.spotlightproject.eu
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Mackenbach, J., the SPOTLIGHT consortium. PS4 - 24. Sustainable prevention of obesity through integrated strategies: The design and methodology of SPOTLIGHT. NED. TIJDSCHR. DIABET. 10, 114 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12467-012-0058-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12467-012-0058-3