Centro para el manejo integral de la obesidad

Abstract

It is due to the great problems that arise worldwide, thanks to obesity, because according to the WHO this pathology is growing greatly, thus reducing the quality of life of those who suffer from it, as this is a springboard for these people "Obese" first improve their habits, health, self-esteem, and therefore their quality of life, it is also believed that in developing countries there are about 35 million overweight children, while in the countries developed, 8 million. The figures from the 2010 National Survey of the Nutritional Situation in Colombia (ENSIN) revealed that "one in six children is overweight or obese, especially in the urban area; this relationship increases proportionally to the level of Sisbén and the educational level of the mother (9.4 percent are mothers without education, while 26.8 percent have a higher education level) ".