The consequences of the health crisis continue to be felt.
A study carried out in Val-de-Marne shows that cases of obesity and overweight have increased sharply among the youngest since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Among four-year-old children, “overweight and obesity (…) increased significantly in 2020-2021, compared to the two previous school years”, summarize the authors of this study, carried out under the aegis of the agency. French public health.
Nearly twice as many children affected
The authors examined data from nearly 50,000 children attending kindergarten in this department.
These figures come from health checks systematically carried out in the middle section, when the children are around four years old.
These show that the proportion of obese children has almost doubled during the two years corresponding roughly to the start of the health crisis.
It went from 2.8% to 4.6%.
The rate of overweight children, a situation that covers broader criteria than obesity, has also increased, from 8.9% to 11.2%.
The study also notes that girls are more affected than boys.
The Covid-19, the main culprit?
The authors hypothesize that the measures taken against Covid have favored excessive weight gain in children.
“It would be interesting to know if it is rather the diet that has deteriorated” or if this is due to “the drastic reduction in activities”, note the authors.
This work is in line with a previous American study.
More broadly, it had examined the data of more than 400,000 young people – aged 2 to 19 – and had concluded that their weight gain had, on average, been twice as fast since the start of the pandemic.
These show that the proportion of obese children has almost doubled during the two years corresponding roughly to the start of the health crisis.
It went from 2.8% to 4.6%.
The rate of overweight children, a situation that covers broader criteria than obesity, has also increased, from 8.9% to 11.2%.
The study also notes that girls are more affected than boys.
The Covid-19, the main culprit?
The authors hypothesize that the measures taken against Covid have favored excessive weight gain in children.
“It would be interesting to know if it is rather the diet that has deteriorated” or if this is due to “the drastic reduction in activities”, note the authors.
This work is in line with a previous American study.
More broadly, it had examined the data of more than 400,000 young people – aged 2 to 19 – and had concluded that their weight gain had, on average, been twice as fast since the start of the pandemic.
These show that the proportion of obese children has almost doubled during the two years corresponding roughly to the start of the health crisis.
It went from 2.8% to 4.6%.
The rate of overweight children, a situation that covers broader criteria than obesity, has also increased, from 8.9% to 11.2%.
The study also notes that girls are more affected than boys.
The Covid-19, the main culprit?
The authors hypothesize that the measures taken against Covid have favored excessive weight gain in children.
“It would be interesting to know if it is rather the diet that has deteriorated” or if this is due to “the drastic reduction in activities”, note the authors.
This work is in line with a previous American study.
More broadly, it had examined the data of more than 400,000 young people – aged 2 to 19 – and had concluded that their weight gain had, on average, been twice as fast since the start of the pandemic.
These show that the proportion of obese children has almost doubled during the two years corresponding roughly to the start of the health crisis.
It went from 2.8% to 4.6%.
The rate of overweight children, a situation that covers broader criteria than obesity, has also increased, from 8.9% to 11.2%.
The study also notes that girls are more affected than boys.
The Covid-19, the main culprit?
The authors hypothesize that the measures taken against Covid have favored excessive weight gain in children.
“It would be interesting to know if it is rather the diet that has deteriorated” or if this is due to “the drastic reduction in activities”, note the authors.
This work is in line with a previous American study.
More broadly, it had examined the data of more than 400,000 young people – aged 2 to 19 – and had concluded that their weight gain had, on average, been twice as fast since the start of the pandemic.
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