The study presented yesterday by the European University of Madrid next to the Abbott Foundation reveals that indigenous children have a 4% increase in obesity and overweight problems that Latin Americans living in our city, with 14%.
BAD EATING HABITS
This report conducted on a sample of 443 children from 26 different centers determined that consumption habits, in some as in others, contribute to poor results.
Breakfast is the meal of the day that is given less importance. By midmorning only consumed 16.9% of dairy versus 30.2% of bakery products. In addition, fat intake is considerably higher (44%) to the protein (14%). Another important finding is that girls outperform boys slightly overweight and obesity. On the other hand, only 3% of children Madrid daily exercisers.
According to Agustin Rivero, one of the authors, "the numbers are still high in both populations" and warns that overweight and obesity are diseases which can lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis or even cancer .
Spain has a índicede child obesity and overweight was 26.7% according to the latest report available. The World Health Organization says that 43 million children worldwide suffer from this disorder.
