Public Private Partnerships fighting obesity in Europe

Does the Nordic region represent a special case

Bibliographic Data

ID7652937
AuthorsAnita Borch (0000-0001-9105-7069), Gun Roos (0000-0001-8551-2491)
Year2012
VolumeS7
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropology of food (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1609-9168 • E-ISSN: 1609-9168
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/aof.7286
OpenAlexW1582165031
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

According to the Commission of the European Communities, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are ‘the cornerstone’ to tackle obesity today. This research analyzes if and how current PPPs combating obesity in Europe vary between Nordic social-democratic, conservative, liberal, Mediterranean, and East European regimes. It identifies main characteristics of PPPs focusing on cooperating partners, target groups, and objectives. Some variations between European regimes were found, but a general conclusion is that most PPPs fighting obesity in Europe aim at changing consumers’ eating and exercise practices through information. As information-based PPPs may increase social inequality, it is suggested that more efforts should be made to establish PPPs aiming to change the structures in society that make it difficult for disadvantaged groups to ‘choose’ health. The results of this study may be interpreted as indicating tendencies towards standardization and harmonization of nutrition policies and food culture across Europe

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