RESEARCH: 3 out of 10 Greek children are overweight!

Research Harokopio University shows that more than 3 out of 10 Greek children are obese or overweight!

Specifically, the first elements epidemiological study conducted in the context of the Action Plan, in elementary school children and high school show rate "ypervarotitas" (obese and overweight children) to 34.4%, with the boys emerge as negative 'champions', as the figure reaches 35.7%, versus 33.1% of girls.

More specifically, 25% of overweight children proved and 9.4% obese, while the highest percentage of overweight / obese children found from Wednesday until the sixth grade of primary, with 36.5%. 
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From the first to third class rate is 35.1% and from the First to the Third Grade 31%.

Experts are finding a growing trend and is expected to further consider how changes and conditions in our country affecting the Body Mass Index (BMI).

However big their rates Chios, Lefkada and in Jharkhand, while the Prefectures of Thesprotia, Trikala and Achaia have less overweight and obese children!

Even " little extra than normal shows the scale "of children in the Ionian Islands, with a percentage of 40.5%, while 4 out of 10 children are overweight / obese in Western Macedonia.

At 38.6% the rate determined in the North Aegean Islands and 37.7% in Crete when the "lower" percentage of obese and overweight children found in Epirus, with a percentage of 31.8%.

In regards to Attica and Thessaloniki figures are in 33.6% and 33%, respectively.