Betting psychological treatment against childhood obesity, which affects 30% of children. Pediatricians are betting on a psychological approach of overweight and obesity among children, affecting 30 percent of Spanish children and Aragon, a serious problem that has doubled in recent years have failed to institutional strategies.
So what the professor said today July Ardura, chairman of the Scientific Committee of 58 Congress of the National Pediatrics Association (AEP), today opened in Zaragoza, which analyzed the latest pediatric, with the assistance of almost 2,000 professionals , of which 1039 will present their communications. Child and youth obesity is one of the central issues to be addressed at this meeting and experiencing a steady increase in recent years have happened in Spain the prevalence of 13 to 30 percent, stressed at a press conference Ardura, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Valladolid.
Apart from being considered as an “epidemic” this situation “grave” and “great alarm” is associated diseases such as metabolic syndrome, which limit the life of those who suffer chronic disease and pose great demand for care and economic resources, explained.
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