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Childhood obesity
Health
Alarming increase in Dutch kids with obesity, pediatricians warn
9 December 2025 - 09:02
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Nearly 90% of Dutch back insurance coverage for obesity drugs, poll finds
1 July 2025 - 07:00
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Health
Addressing issues in families more effective in reducing childhood obesity: study
20 July 2024 - 08:45
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Health
Netherlands residents need to move more, RIVM says; More teenagers with type 2 diabetes
14 November 2023 - 11:10
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Childhood obesity
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World Obesity Day: Researcher calls for abolition of VAT on fruit and vegetables
4 March 2023 - 10:20
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Healthy lunches, more exercise in primary school to help fight childhood obesity
8 November 2020 - 11:59
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Underlying medical problems behind a fifth of childhood obesity cases: study
19 May 2020 - 09:13
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Some 2.6 million Netherlands residents obese
4 March 2020 - 13:35
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Dutch soft drink producers to stop selling sugary drinks at schools
6 September 2017 - 13:10
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Amsterdam bans unhealthy food ads aimed at kids in subway stations
4 September 2017 - 11:30
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Childhood obesity sees dramatic rise in Netherlands
14 June 2017 - 14:50
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Obesity often runs in families: Stats office
12 August 2016 - 12:10
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Study: Microbe linked to higher child obesity risk
1 December 2015 - 13:40
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Amsterdam targeting 2300 morbidly obese kids in health plan
30 October 2015 - 09:36
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Amsterdam child obesity slashed 16 pct. in two years
20 March 2015 - 13:34

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