# White Paper on nutrition, overweight and obesity related health issues

European Parliament procedure 2007/2285(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AGRI / ENVI / IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 380 committee amendments tabled by 49 Members between 2008-03-04 and 2008-03-26.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the White Paper on nutrition, overweight and obesity-related health issues. The amendments revise recitals on overweight and obesity as a growing epidemic and cause of mortality and morbidity, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, child and abdominal obesity, the role of physical activity and balanced diet, the 'obesogenic' environment, costs to health care, and higher incidence in lower socio-economic groups.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas ULMER | Germany | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28221.md |
| Renate SOMMER | Germany | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4282.md |
| John BOWIS | United Kingdom | PPE-DE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4527.md |
| Frédérique RIES | Belgium | RE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4253.md |
| Philip BUSHILL-MATTHEWS | United Kingdom | PPE-DE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4535.md |
| Kathy SINNOTT | Ireland | IND/DEM | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28119.md |
| Linda McAVAN | United Kingdom | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2327.md |
| Christofer FJELLNER | Sweden | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28126.md |
| Avril DOYLE | Ireland | PPE-DE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4382.md |
| Horst SCHNELLHARDT | Germany | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1930.md |
| Anne FERREIRA | France | PSE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5735.md |
| Adamos ADAMOU | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28469.md |
| Kathalijne Maria BUITENWEG | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4504.md |
| Adriana POLI BORTONE | Italy | UEN | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4467.md |
| Anja WEISGERBER | Germany | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28227.md |

## Official source documents

- PE400.373: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-400.376+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE402.719: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.719+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE402.845: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.845+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-2285-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-2285-INI.json

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