Energy intake and dietary fiber as principal determinants of obesity in Eastern Europe, 2010-2022: an ecological panel study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is a major global health challenge, with Eastern Europe standing out for rapid nutrition transitions and persistent social and economic inequalities. Despite its high prevalence, longitudinal ecological evidence on the structural determinants of obesity in this region remains limited.

Objective

To examine population-level associations between dietary energy availability, dietary fiber intake, macronutrient composition, and insufficient physical activity with obesity and overweight prevalence in Eastern Europe during 2010-2022.

Methods

Data from FAOSTAT and the World Health Organization were assembled into a balanced panel of 130 country-year observations. Analyses combined descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations with two-way fixed-effects re

SUBMITTER: Siminiuc R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12640812 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature