Obesity continues to increase in Italy. From an ISTAT survey of 2000 in Italy it emerged that the
33,9% of the population is overweight with a BMI tra 25 e 30 and the
9% she is obese with a BMI > Of 30.
BMI or body mass index is the ratio of weight in kg divided by the square of height expressed in meters. Values between 20 e 25 they tell us that we are of normal weight, values between 25 e 30 we are overweight and above 30 we are obese.
The same investigation repeated in 2005 has seen an increase in overweight people at 34,2% and the obese to 9,8%, that is, an increase of approximately 1% in total out of the Italian population equal to ½ million inhabitants 5 years.
The obese people analyzed were mostly men living mainly in the south.
Because more and more people are overweight and more and more obese? The problem of obesity begins as a child.
In a study by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità carried out in 2008, analyzing one hundred thousand children aged between 6 e 11 years it has emerged that overweight children are the 23,6% and obese children the 12,3%.
The causes are that 1 baby up 2 abuses TV, video games, sweets, French fries and little physical activity. Obese children are more likely to be obese as adults.
In the same study it was found that:
11% some children don't eat breakfast
28% of children eat breakfast inadequately
Obesity in children: what are the causes? Most children use products with a high Glycemic Index ( Soft drinks, Sweets, Snacks, etc), this means that two hours after consuming the feeling of hunger is produced again with a large accumulation of fat mass.
Constantly picking at meals often leads to skipping main meals and parents are often convinced that the child eats little.
Many children are lazy and do little activity, It is always advisable to impose a few hours of sport per week.
Furthermore, TV profoundly influences eating habits
New Zealand study examined 3275 children aged between 5 e 14 years, the more hours they spent in front of the TV, the more snacks they consumed, carbonated drinks and frequenting fast food restaurants
In fact, all the TVs in the world show more junk food advertisements during the hours most watched by children. Parents underestimate the problem, mothers of overweight children 4 are 10 they do not believe that their child is too heavy for his height