Garrido-Miguel M, Cavero-Redondo I, Álvarez-Bueno C, et al. - Through a meta-analysis of 103 studies that involved 477,620 children aged 2 to 13 years in 28 European countries, experts evaluated prevalence trends in measured overweight and obesity among children across Europe from 1999 to 2016 using a systematic methodology. In the Iberian region and in the Mediterranean region, the combined prevalence of overweight and obesity tended to decline from 30.3% to 25.6% and tended to rise from 22.9% to 25.0%, respectively. In Atlantic Europe or Central Europe, no substantial variations were noted where the overweight and obesity prevalence varied from 18.3% to 19.3% and from 15.8% to 15.3%, respectively. Therefore, the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity was very high, however, in most European countries, trends had stabilized. In the current levels and trends of overweight and obesity, substantial between-country variations were noted. However, the increasing prevalence in some Mediterranean countries was something to be concerned about.