Obesity epidemic in European countries: from an unaddressed risk factor to a medicalized disease?

Livio Garattini¹, Giovanni Fattore^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Policy, Institute for Pharmacological Research Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy. livio.garattini@marionegri.it.
² Department of Health Policy, Institute for Pharmacological Research Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Social and Political Sciences, CERGAS-SDA and F. Dondena, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.

Editorial

Livio Garattini et al. Eur J Health Econ. 2025 Feb.

. 2025 Feb;26(1):1-5.

doi: 10.1007/s10198-024-01752-5. Epub 2024 Dec 20.

Livio Garattini¹, Giovanni Fattore^{2

3}

¹ Department of Health Policy, Institute for Pharmacological Research Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy. livio.garattini@marionegri.it.
² Department of Health Policy, Institute for Pharmacological Research Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Social and Political Sciences, CERGAS-SDA and F. Dondena, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.

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