After 32 Years of Action and Engagement, the European Childhood Obesity Group Keeps Fighting for the Best Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Obesity

Teodora Handjieva-Darlenska^{1

2}, Edyta Łuszczki^{1

3}, Gabriel Torbahn^{1

4}, Caroline Braet^{1

5}, Susanne Ring-Dimitriou^{1

6}, Elpis Vlachopapadopoulou^{1

7}, Marie-Laure Frelut^{1

8}, Margherita Caroli^{1

9}, Andrea Vania^{1

10}, Dénes Attila Molnár^{1

11}, Daniel Weghuber^{1

12}, David Thivel^{1

13}

Affiliations

¹ European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG), Brussels, Belgium.
² Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, Sofia, Bulgaria.
³ Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany.
⁵ Department of Developmental, Personality, and Social Psychology, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium.
⁶ Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Paris-London-University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
⁷ Department of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital P. & A. Kyriakou, Athens, Greece.
⁸ Pediatric Practice, Albi, France.
⁹ Paediatrician, Independent Researcher, Francavilla Fontana, Italy.
¹⁰ Clinical Researcher, Independent Researcher, Rome, Italy.
¹¹ Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
¹² Department of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
¹³ Laboratory of the Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise Under Physiological and Pathological Conditions, Auvergne Regional Center for Human Nutrition, International Research Chair Health in Motion, Clermont University Auvergne Foundation, Clermont Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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Teodora Handjieva-Darlenska et al. Ann Nutr Metab. 2023.

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. 2023;79(4):379-380.

doi: 10.1159/000533575. Epub 2023 Aug 25.

¹ European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG), Brussels, Belgium.
² Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, Sofia, Bulgaria.
³ Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany.
⁵ Department of Developmental, Personality, and Social Psychology, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium.
⁶ Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Paris-London-University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
⁷ Department of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital P. & A. Kyriakou, Athens, Greece.
⁸ Pediatric Practice, Albi, France.
⁹ Paediatrician, Independent Researcher, Francavilla Fontana, Italy.
¹⁰ Clinical Researcher, Independent Researcher, Rome, Italy.
¹¹ Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
¹² Department of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
¹³ Laboratory of the Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise Under Physiological and Pathological Conditions, Auvergne Regional Center for Human Nutrition, International Research Chair Health in Motion, Clermont University Auvergne Foundation, Clermont Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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Keywords: Action; Pediatric obesity; Prevention; Treatment.

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