Obesity in Europe disproportionately affects people and communities with a lower socioeconomic position (SEP). Effective approaches to prevent obesity require consideration of the complex and dynamic interplay between (SEP-specific) biological, sociocultural and environmental risk factors of obesity across the life course. OBCT is a 10,5M euro, 5-year consortium project that started in November 2023, and is funded by the European Commission’s HORIZON EUROPE framework.
OBCT provides health professionals, researchers, policy makers and the public with knowledge, maps and tools to support sustainable prevention of obesity, with a particular focus on low SEP communities. To achieve this, we quantify the contribution of biological, sociocultural and built environmental risk factors of obesity risks and the interactions in and across various life stages, and translate the resulting knowledge into practical and effective tools for action.