scholarly journals Front-Of-Pack Nutrition Labelling: A Position Statement of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Dereń ◽  
Łukasz Dembiński ◽  
Justyna Wyszyńska ◽  
Artur Mazur ◽  
Daniel Weghuber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Position Statement ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
European Academy ◽  
Nutrition Labelling ◽  
European Academy Of Paediatrics ◽  
Nutritional Qualities ◽  
Packaged Foods ◽  
Labelling System ◽  
Composition Of Products

Background: Due to the growing risk of obesity and related diseases in the population of children, effective preventive measures are of great importance. Front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling may contribute to health promotion by increasing consumer awareness on the nutritional qualities of packaged foods and purchasing decisions, and it may stimulate food providers to improve the composition of products. Summary: Appropriate labelling should enable customers to make healthy choices quickly and intuitively. Key Messages: The European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group makes an appeal to European Union legislators to immediately introduce a mandatory, uniform, and interpretative FOP nutrition labelling system.

scholarly journals E-Cigarettes as a Growing Threat for Children and Adolescents: Position Statement From the European Academy of Paediatrics

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Bush ◽  
Agnieszka Lintowska ◽  
Artur Mazur ◽  
Adamos Hadjipanayis ◽  
Zachi Grossman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Acute Toxicity ◽  
Position Statement ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
European Academy ◽  
European Academy Of Paediatrics ◽  
Lung Injuries ◽  
Tobacco Epidemic ◽  
New Generation

As the tobacco epidemic has waned, it has been followed by the advent of electronic nicotine delivery devices (ENDS) primarily manufactured by the tobacco industry to try to recruit replacements for deceased tobacco addicts. This document sets out the ten recommendations of the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP) with regard to e-cigarettes and children and young people (CYP). The EAP notes that nicotine is itself a drug of addiction, with toxicity to the foetus, child and adult, and were ENDS only to contain nicotine, their use to create a new generation of addicts would be rigorously opposed. However, e-cigarettes include numerous unregulated chemicals, including known carcinogens, whose acute and long term toxicities are unknown. The EAP asserts that there is incontrovertible evidence that the acute toxicity of e-cigarettes is greater than that of “traditional” tobacco smoking, and a variety of acute pulmonary toxicities, including acute lung injuries, have been recorded due to e-cigarettes usage. The chronic toxicity of e-cigarettes is unknown, but given the greater acute toxicity compared to tobacco, the EAP cannot assume that e-cigarettes are safer in the long term. The high uptake of e-cigarettes by CYP, including under-age children, is partly fuelled by deceitful marketing and internet exposure, which is also unregulated. Although proposed as aids to smoking cessation, there is no evidence that e-cigarettes add anything to standard smoking cessation strategies. In summary, the EAP regards these devices and liquids as very dangerous, and ineluctably opposed to their use, and their direct or indirect marketing.

scholarly journals The role of nutritional labelling and signposting from a European perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith L. Buttriss
Keyword(s):  
Information Provision ◽  
European Perspective ◽  
Nutrition Labelling ◽  
Past Half Century ◽  
Labelling Information ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Packaged Foods ◽  
Composition Table ◽  
Past Half

The past half-century has been characterised by major technological developments and massive societal change, which have profoundly changed how food is produced, processed, sold and consumed. These days we are faced with a huge choice of pre-packaged foods when we shop in modern supermarkets and we can buy seasonal food all year round, in and out of season. For decades now, the need to guide choice has been recognised, and retailers and many manufacturers have provided increasing amounts of on-pack information and signposting, and more recently UK retailers have led the way in championing front-of-pack information provision, to supplement the standard back-of-pack nutrient composition table. From a European perspective, the present paper summarises developments in nutrition labelling information and signposting, the legislation that controls on-pack declarations, and research conducted to assess whether or not the information is used, understood and supports healthier choices. It also considers whether more could be done to influence behaviour change positively, giving examples of approaches identified in the research.

scholarly journals Physical Activity in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity: The Position of the European Childhood Obesity Group and the European Academy of Pediatrics

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Wyszyńska ◽  
Susanne Ring-Dimitriou ◽  
David Thivel ◽  
Daniel Weghuber ◽  
Adamos Hadjipanayis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
European Academy

Paediatric departments need to improve residents’ training in adolescent medicine and health: a position paper of the European Academy of Paediatrics

2017 ◽  
Vol 177 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-André Michaud ◽  
Lenneke Schrier ◽  
Robert Ross-Russel ◽  
Laila van der Heijden ◽  
Lien Dossche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Position Paper ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
European Academy ◽  
European Academy Of Paediatrics

scholarly journals COVID-19 and the Use of Masks by Children. Statement From the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region and the European Academy of Paediatrics

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrique Lopes ◽  
John Middleton ◽  
Ann De Guchtenaere ◽  
Adamos Hadjipanayis
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
European Region ◽  
European Academy ◽  
Schools Of Public Health ◽  
Psychological Dimension ◽  
European Academy Of Paediatrics ◽  
Almost All

Despite the fact that the use of masks and respirators in adults has already reached a consensus in almost all countries and for situations in which they are recommended, this is not the case for the use of mask by children. This statement, regarding the usage of mask by children, has been jointly produced by the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) and the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP). It provides recommendations on the size of the mask, the material and ergonomics of children's masks. The authors also discuss the psychological dimension of children when they are asked to wear a mask. Moreover, they tackle the difficulties of children with disabilities.

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