Katherine Shats
Katherine Shats is an expert and researcher associated with UNICEF, known for her work addressing childhood obesity and malnutrition. She has contributed to reports highlighting the alarming rise of obesity among children and adolescents, emphasizing the role of unhealthy marketing practices by the food industry that target young audiences. Shats advocates for urgent policy changes to create healthier food environments for families and children, aiming to combat the double burden of undernutrition and obesity in various regions, especially in crisis-affected areas.
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Katherine Shats is one of the authors of the report who explained the impact of unhealthy food advertising on children.
Obesidad infantil: Unicef revela una crisis global alarmante que ya supera la desnutrición - Ciencia
Paraguay· 2025-09-16
Katherine Shats, a Unicef legal expert in nutrition, discussed the impact of unhealthy food marketing on children.
In a first, the world has more obese kids than undernourished ones, Unicef warns - Culture
Pakistan· 2025-09-11Katherine Shats is one of the authors of the report discussing the impact of unhealthy food marketing on children.
L’obésité dépasse désormais la sous-nutrition chez les enfants et les adolescents, alerte l’Unicef
France· 2025-09-10