News from STOP

• Open Research Europe launched to facilitate rapid and transparent publishing June 1, 2021
  Open Research Europe is an open publishing platform for Horizon 2020 research, which was launched to facilitate rapid and transparent publishing. Submissions come from across subject areas, including medical and health sciences. The platform gives […]
• World Obesity policy dossier – physical activity and obesity June 1, 2021
  Exercise provides physical and mental health benefits for everyone. World Obesity’s new policy dossier compiles resources on obesity and physical activity from around the world, including summaries and links to a series of systematic reviews, […]
• Social disparities determine the success of child obesity treatment. Why are they rarely examined? June 1, 2021
  Socio-economic status and ethnic background are key risk factors for developing obesity in childhood. Following the publication of a new systematic review earlier this year in Obesity Reviews, the World Obesity Federation wrote a short […]
• STOP’s Partner Projects – PEN, JA Best-ReMaP and CO-CREATE June 1, 2021
  Through innovative and rigorous research methods, STOP partner projects aim to generate new evidence and develop robust and sustainable findings, recognising that current interventions to curb the rise in child and adolescent obesity have failed. […]
• World Café: let’s talk about childhood obesity June 1, 2021
  STOP, CO-CREATE, JA Best-ReMaP, and PEN are four European projects that address the global childhood obesity epidemic. Through innovative and rigorous research methods, the projects aim to generate new evidence and develop robust and sustainable […]
• STOP third stakeholder conference and dialogues organised in parallel with the JA Best-ReMaP mid-term conference June 1, 2021
  The First Childhood Obesity Stakeholder Conference and Dialogue presented the results and insights from the stakeholder’s survey questionnaire, providing insights to participants about the results. Research information on the STOP stakeholder’s engagement process was shared. […]
• STOP – second stakeholder survey June 1, 2021
  STOP WP10 aims to support the project policy work packages (four to eight) in understanding the stakeholder’s landscape in nutrition, physical activity, and childhood obesity in the EU and attitudes of different stakeholders’ groups towards […]
• New report on the STOP stakeholders’ engagement work June 1, 2021
  In 2019, we held the first STOP stakeholder conference, in which we presented results and insights from a survey conducted earlier in the year. The objective was to better understand stakeholder views and get feedback […]
• The Role of Appetite Hormones in Childhood Obesity June 1, 2021
  In our body, appetite is regulated by a complex system where the brain integrates signals from the periphery. These signals include appetite hormones that can stimulate or suppress hunger. During childhood, dysregulation in these hormones […]
• Impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on physical fitness and prevalence of obesity in children June 1, 2021
  Scientific projects like STOP are in their essence endeavours, characterised by clear goals, rigorously selected methods, and meticulous planning. However, the true quality of scientific work is also evident in its ability to respond to […]