Statistics

Obesity in children has more than tripled in the past 30 years. If in 1980 the prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years was 6.5%, in 2008 it reached 19.6%. In what concerns the adolescents, the prevalence of obesity in teenagers aged 12 to 19 years has increased from 5% to 18.1% in the same period of time. More than 70% of those who are obese during childhood will remain the same in their adulthood.