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Copyright of Paediatrics & Family Medicine / Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna is the property of Medical Communications Sp. z o.o. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The obesity epidemic is one of the most serious public health problems in many countries. The increase in overweight and obesity has been observed for many years, and the prognosis for the future is unfavorable. In Poland, more than half of the adults have excessive body weight, while approx. 20% are obese. Overweight and obesity are increasingly occurring especially in men. The continuously growing percentage of obese children indicates that this problem might be even more serious in the future. Obesity can lead to many serious health consequences, the most serious including cardiovascular disease, diabetes type 2, and some cancers. Maintaining this trend of overweight and obesity can lead to shorter average life expectancy. The treatment of obesity and its complications and the costs of obesity-related disability and premature mortality are a significant strain on the national budget. Due to the spread of the obesity epidemic, the WHO and the European Commission have developed many initiatives aimed to counteract obesity and reverse its growing prevalence. These initiatives are presented, among others, in the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health, the European Charter on Counteracting Obesity, and the White Paper "A strategy for Europe on nutrition, overweight-, and obesity related health issues:' In Poland, activities mainly connected with the realization of the National Program for the Prevention of Overweight, Obesity, and Non-Communicable Diseases through Diet and Improved Physical Activity POL-HEALTH are the chance for successful counteracting obesity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Pediatric Endocrinology / Endokrynologia Pediatryczna is the property of Proqurat Andrzej Prokurat and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The aim of this study was to explain some of the aspects of the epidemiology, risk factors, patho-mechanism and treatment of posthrombotic syndrome. It was prepared in regard to directives from the XIV and XV Congress of the International Union of Phlebology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]