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- The demographic changes in Europe pose significant challenges to healthcare systems, emphasizing the need for effective health prevention strategies to promote long-term wellness.
- Lifestyle diseases, especially smoking and obesity, are major obstacles to healthy aging in the population.
- The article examines if strategies successful in reducing smoking can also be applied to combat obesity, while considering human and patients' rights, particularly regarding initiatives aimed at elderly patients.
Article Abstract
The demographic development is a challenge for the European healthcare systems, and to meet these challenges it is crucial to develop efficient health preventive strategies to ensure that the population is, and stays fit as long as possible. However, along with demographic development, Europe is also facing a boom in lifestyle diseases which constitute an impediment for healthy ageing. Smoking and obesity are considered to be the major causes in this regard. Both internationally and nationally there has been a strong commitment to reduce smoking, and it seems that a combination of information, economic incentives and legal regulation have been successful. The article explores whether the same public health strategy could be useful fighting obesity, and discusses whether such public health measures are compliant from a human and patients' rights perspective. Special questions regarding public health initiatives targeting elderly patients will also be addressed.
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