Overweight and obesity

Fact sheets and research news about overweight and obesity.

Articles about obesity

Public Health Report

Updated 03.11.2017

Overweight and obesity in Norway

Approximately 1 in 4 middle-aged men and 1 in 5 women have obesity with a BMI of 30 kg / m2 or higher in Norway. Among children, the proportion with overweight and obesity appears to have stabilised.

Article

Updated 18.04.2016

Body mass index, weight and height in children and adolescents

WHO has developed growth curves for children aged 0-5 years. IOTF curves are used to assess body mass index, weight and height in children and adolescents between 2 and 18 years.

News and research findings

Research findings

Published 02.05.2018

NIPH to lead European adolescent obesity project

An international research project has begun to investigate how society can help adolescents to choose a healthy diet and an active lifestyle.

Research findings

Published 22.06.2016

Proportion of overweight and obese children stable in Norway

New data from the Child Growth Study in Norway show that the proportion of children with overweight and obesity seems to have stabilised over the last years.

Research findings

Published 12.05.2016

Excess abdominal fat is associated with heart attack

A large waist-hip ratio is a more important risk factor for heart attacks than weight, especially for younger to middle-aged women.

Research findings

Updated 19.05.2016

More obesity among the less educated in rich countries

In rich countries, obesity is more common among the lower educated, whilst in poor countries, obesity is more common among the higher educated.

Research findings

Updated 18.04.2016

Childhood obesity unevenly distributed in Norway

Overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity are distributed unevenly among children in Norway. Maternal education level, parental marital status and where the child lives play a role.

Research findings

Updated 18.04.2016

More overweight children in families with divorced parents

Among children with divorced parents, there is a 50 per cent larger proportion with overweight or obesity compared with children with married parents, according to figures from the Child Growth Study.

Reports

Systematic review

Published 23.05.2018

Limited weight change in pregnant women with obesity: a systematic review

This report is a systematic review of the effects of lifestyle interventions aiming for low weight gain (< 5 kg) or weight loss for pregnant women with pre-pregnant BMI ≥ 30.

Research overview

Published 16.12.2016

Effectiveness of interventions for overweight or obesity in children and adolescents

We have assessed effectiveness of interventions to reduce body mass index (BMI) and/or body mass index standard deviation score (BMI z-score) in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity.

Health technology assessment

Updated 05.12.2016

Long term effects of bariatric surgery

We have summarized research of long-term effects after bariatric surgery compared with non-surgical treatment in persons with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2.

Overweight and obesity

Articles about obesity

Overweight and obesity in Norway

Body mass index, weight and height in children and adolescents

News and research findings

NIPH to lead European adolescent obesity project

Proportion of overweight and obese children stable in Norway

Excess abdominal fat is associated with heart attack

More obesity among the less educated in rich countries

Childhood obesity unevenly distributed in Norway

More overweight children in families with divorced parents

Reports

Limited weight change in pregnant women with obesity: a systematic review

Effectiveness of interventions for overweight or obesity in children and adolescents

Long term effects of bariatric surgery

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