US EditionMore than One-Third of Mexico's Schoolchildren Are Overweight or Obese
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More than one-third of Mexico's schoolchildren are overweight or obese
Four months after the start of a ban on junk food at schools across the country, an ongoing Mexican government health study revealed that more than one-third of the nation’s school-age children are overweight. Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) director Zoé Robledo presented the preliminary results during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference on Monday. The survey is ongoing but the current results are alarming: Not only ar…
Mario Delgado, head of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), shared this Monday that 4 out of 10 elementary school students in Mexico are overweight or obese. From Palacio Nacional, Delgado noted that also 1 out of 10 children who attend primary school has low weight, so half of the students have a weight outside the healthy range. The Secretary indicated that based on the Vive Saludable Vive Feliz strategy government departments have worked t…
As part of a national school health strategy, medical, dental reviews and restrictions on the sale of ultra-processed foods in schools have been implemented to promote healthier habits. RADIO FORMULA SONORA Sonora is among the ten entities in the country with the greatest challenges in child health, especially in terms of overweight, obesity and vision problems. According to a national analysis carried out to more than 4 million primary level st…
Mexico City.- Mario Delgado, head of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), shared this Monday that 4 out of 10 primary students in Mexico are overweight or obese. From Palacio Nacional, Delgado said that also 1 out of 10 children who attend Primary has low weight, so half of the students have a weight outside the healthy range. The secretary indicated that based on the Vive Saludable Vive Feliz strategy government agencies have worked to reduc…
Mario Delgado, head of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), shared that 4 out of 10 elementary school students in Mexico are overweight or obese. From Palacio Nacional, Delgado pointed out that also 1 out of 10 children who attend primary school has low weight, so half of the students have a weight outside the healthy range. The Secretary indicated that based on the Vive Saludable Vive Feliz strategy government departments have worked to redu…
Tijuana, August 4.- The preliminary results of screening conducted in basic education students as part of the Vive Saludable program, revealed that almost 37 percent live with overweight and obesity, which increases the risk for the development of diseases such as diabetes and arterial hypertension. It was also found that as age increases, it also increases the excess body weight of children. While 33 percent of infants in the first grade have t…
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