Editorial: El País

• Childhood obesity and social inequality are closely linked, especially in Spain, the second EU country with more children at risk of poverty or exclusion.
• Excess weight is 17 points higher in children from low-income families than in those from high-income families.
• There is a worrying correlation between unhealthy eating and the socioeconomic gap, which has grown since the previous statistic, before the pandemic.
• Excess weight is a pandemic that affects more than a billion people worldwide and can lead to serious illnesses.
• Prevention campaigns focused on individual behaviors are not effective if a considerable percentage of children cannot afford a regular nutritious meal.
• Despite a national plan, recent data from Spain indicates that the outlook is not good, and there is a need to take tougher measures against the food industry.

Conclusion: It is essential to control the advertising of unhealthy foods and drinks and work towards equity to combat obesity and protect the health of future generations.

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