The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) Endorses the Milan Charter on Urban Obesity

The Milan Charter on Urban Obesity highlights the challenges of urban environments as a battleground for human health, cities are often organized to subvert public health goals, and promote rather than prevent development obesity consequent non-communicable diseases. articulates ten principles which detail actions strategies through general practitioners, diverse medical specialists, related healthcare professionals, administrators practice managers, policy actors – within systems at national level along with experts across disciplines, citizens, can work in cooperation meet this challenge improve health. urges adoption decisions that deliver following: (i) policies enable our become healthier less obesogenic, more supportive well-being health-disruptive general, (ii) fully support primary prevention strategies, address social stigma, ensure fair access treatment people living obesity. aims raise awareness shared responsibility all focuses addressing not only its own right, but gateway other major diseases, including cardiovascular type 2 diabetes, some cancers.