In addition, in the most deprived areas levels of obesity were more than double those in the least deprived.
There are few developed countries that are reducing childhood obesity, but world health experts have highlighted the success that France has had in tackling the problem. They point to the EPODE programme as being instrumental in that success.
EPODE (Ensemble Prevenons l'Obesite Des Enfants - which translates as Together Let's Prevent Childhood Obesity) began in the towns of Fleurbaix and Laventie in northern France in 1992. It takes a holistic, whole-system approach that aims to identify and address all the causes of childhood obesity and get everyone working together to tackle the causes - parents, schools, health professionals, communities, businesses, central and local government.
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