Study on the Incidence of Excess Weight in Urban Area Schoolchildren at Puberty

Abstract

The research departs from the premise that excess weight in urban area schoolchildren at puberty can influence the growth and development of the organism which results in a large number of obese children evolving into obese adults. The aim of the research is to verify whether the number of excess weight cases in urban area schoolchildren, justifies the adoption of measures to diminish their frequency. A study was carried out, in relation to the Body Mass Index (BMI), of puberty-age school children from urban areas. The obtained results proved that the number of excess weight and obese schoolchildren increasing compared to previous research. The research showed that from a total of 757 measured schoolchildren, only 55.75% indicate normal BMI values, 33.03% are overweight and 1.31% (7 boys and 3 girls) have different degrees of obesity.