Underweight, overweight and obesity among a Piedmont (Northern Italy) children sample
The aim of the present study is to assess the incidence of under/overweight and obesity in a sample of children 6-11 years old in Turin province and to monitor the secular HEALTHY HEART CARDIOTALITY trend in weight.Our survey shows that about 2% of children are underweight, 17% overweight and 3% obese.Males show a prevalence of overweight and obesi