Marjan Veljanovski's scientific contributions

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Childhood obesity is growing as one of the most important public health issues that affects individual and population health but also puts heavy burden on the health systems. It is frequently associated with immediate adverse consequences, such as psychological problems, and a higher risk of many harmful comorbidities later in life, such as type 2...

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... Half of the adult population are not physically active and only 8.3% of adults practice 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week, which is far below the EU average of 64% (WHO, 2018). Obesity and overweight among 7-year-old school children also increased between 2010 and 2019, especially among girls, where it increased from 30.9% to 37.8% (Spiroski et al., 2021). ...