NHS Evidence – National Library for Public Health – has published the third Annual Evidence Update on Obesity focussing on Childhood Obesity: Surveillance and Prevention. This evidence update covers childhood obesity: surveillance and prevention. It is an update of the evidence from March 2009 to February 2010. The previous evidence updates can still be viewed in the Annual Evidence Update archive.
The Childhood obesity: surveillance and protection Annual Evidence Update 2010 aims to provide a presentation of expert opinion, supported by high quality recent research evidence and relevant public documents, published from March 2009. The National Library for Public Health has conducted this evidence update as part of the content development strategy, and will continue updating these topics annually, in order to highlight new evidence.