WHO fights against childhood obesity

Overweight and obesity are largely preventable; The nextinformation try to achieve a caloric balance that is maintained throughout life.

The recommendations of the World Health Organization are:


- Increase the consumption of fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains and dried fruits.
- Reduce total fat intake and replace saturated ones with unsaturated ones.
- Reduce the consumption of sugars.
- Maintain physical activity: a minimum of 60 daily minutes of activity of moderate or vigorous intensity, which is appropriate for the development phase and consists of diverse activities.

The latest figures from the World Health Organization, revealed that in 2005, there were at least 20 million children under 5 overweight worldwide. It is estimated that 17 million overweight children live in developing countries and all of them are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes.

In the past, it was believed that obesity was a problem unique to high-income countries; However, overweight and obesity are increasing in large numbers in low and middle income countries, especially in the urban environment.


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