Objectives

Objectives of the Observatory of Nutrition and of the Study of Obesity

To group together the principal existing sources of information on nutrition, physical activity and obesity.
To promote the dissemination of information about nutrition, physical activity and obesity and the exchange of this information between the different public administrations and other institutions and organisations.
To determine the trend in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the population, especially in childhood and adolescence.
To improve knowledge about the determining factors of obesity in the population.
To determine nutritional and physical activity patterns in the Spanish population.
To detect changes in the presence of obesity, with special attention to social inequalities.