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Editorial
. 2020 Oct 29;12(11):3308.
doi: 10.3390/nu12113308.

Towards a Better Primary Healthcare in Europe: Shifts in Public Health Nutrition Policies

Demosthenes B Panagiotakos  1   2 , Matina Kouvari  1 , Kyriakos Souliotis  3
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Editorial

Towards a Better Primary Healthcare in Europe: Shifts in Public Health Nutrition Policies

Demosthenes B Panagiotakos et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

The interrelated challenges of suboptimal dietary habits and abnormal weight status have never been as high on the global and European public health agenda as nowadays [...].

Keywords: Europe; health policies; nutrition policies; primary care.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Public health and nutrition policies in Europe. Abbreviations: NCD (non-communicable diseases); WHO (World Health Organization). Source of information included in figure: [8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15].
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