One in ten children too fat: Pediatricians worried – “The numbers are terrifying”
Home Panorama Stand: August 15, 2026, 10:30 am Comments We follow on Google Obesity and obesity in children can have long-term consequences..
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Home panorama Status: August 15, 2026, 10:30 am Comments We follow on Google Obesity and obesity in children can have long-term consequences such as diabetes or high blood pressure. © Annette Riedl/dpa French fries, chips and ice cream. Felderhoff-Müser sees missing movement as the biggest problem. “Children don’t move as they should.” According to surveys, less than 15 percent of primary school children met the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of one hour of exercise a day. As justification, Blauert refers to a study from California in 2024.
Furthermore, In young people, the overweight rate increases to almost 20 percent. One in ten preschoolers overweight Over a period of 20 years, on average, about one in ten children studied was overweight; About four percent were obese. For an estimated 800,000 first graders, the seriousness of life begins these days, as it is often called.
In addition, Instead, significantly more time was spent in front of the screen. “Obesity is multi-layered,” says the spokesman of the Federal Association of paediatricians and adolescents. “In every screening, we look at the ratio of height to weight in the children,” says Maske. The association members were guided by the standards of the German Society for Nutrition. “As an association, we are committed to making these quality standards binding nationwide,” says Blauert.
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Home panorama Status: August 15, 2026, 10:30 am Comments We follow on Google Obesity and obesity in children can have long-term consequences such as diabetes or high blood pressure. © Annette Riedl/dpa French fries, chips and ice cream.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFelderhoff-Müser sees missing movement as the biggest problem. “Children don’t move as they should.” According to surveys, less than 15 percent of primary school children met the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of one hour of exercise a day.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAs justification, Blauert refers to a study from California in 2024.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn young people, the overweight rate increases to almost 20 percent.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOne in ten preschoolers overweight Over a period of 20 years, on average, about one in ten children studied was overweight; About four percent were obese.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFor an estimated 800,000 first graders, the seriousness of life begins these days, as it is often called.
reliability low1/2 sourcesInstead, significantly more time was spent in front of the screen. “Obesity is multi-layered,” says the spokesman of the Federal Association of paediatricians and adolescents. “In every screening, we look at the ratio of height to weight in the children,” says Maske.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe association members were guided by the standards of the German Society for Nutrition. “As an association, we are committed to making these quality standards binding nationwide,” says Blauert.
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