• April 23, 2024

Every day we hear that the epidemic of overweight and obesity in Mexico continues to increase, so that more and more people are suffering diabetes and others chronic degenerative diseases .

Therefore, we present some of the most relevant data on overweight and obesity in Mexico, according to the National Health Survey 2012 (ENSANUT 2012) , which account for our current lifestyle:

Under 5 years

1. In this age group, overweight was moderately increased, from 8.3% in 2006 to 9.7% in 2012.
Schoolchildren (5 to 11 years old)

2. The percentage of children with obesity and overweight in Mexico decreased by 0.4 percentage points, from 34.8% in 2006, to 34.4% in 2012. When analyzing the trends it can be seen that the figures for overweight and obesity have not increased in recent years six years.

Teenagers

3. Of adolescents between 12 and 19 years, 35% are overweight or obese. Between 2006 and 2012, the combined increase was 5%.

4. Physical activity: 58.6% of adolescents from 10 to 14 years of age did not perform any physical activity. In the group of 15 to 18 years, 22.7% were inactive, 18.3% are moderately active and 59% are active.

Adults

5. The combined prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mexico rose from 71.9% to 73% for women, from 66.7% to 69.4% for men, in the last 6 years.

However, the rate of increase in the period 2006 to 2012 was lower (overweight = 0.2% and obesity = 10.7%). It is worth mentioning that between 1998 and 2006, this speed has been among the highest in the world.

6. Physical activity in adults showed a slight increase, from 20.6% to 11.9% of the moderately active, and from 66.40% to 70.7% of the assets.

7. Chronic degenerative diseases : the national prevalence of diabetes increased 25% The arterial hypertension increased moderately, despite the increase in obesity and diabetes : from 30.8% to 31.5%.

Regarding mortality, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases continue to be the main causes of death.

Because these alarming figures continue in our country, it is important to make decisions related to our diet and lifestyle, in order to respond to a better quality in our population in the next generations.

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