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Child Obesity Increases 40 Pct in Mexico City
 Mauricio González - The News
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February 15, 2010
| | 80 pct of overweight kids grow up with the problem. | |
Mexico City – Because of changes in eating habits, which go hand in hand with the hectic pace of life of Mexico City’s residents, 40 percent of children in the city are currently overweight or obese, said lawmaker Carlos Augusto Morales of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD).
He stated that most of overweight or obese adults began having this problem as children. Additionally, genetic factors play an important role in the development of this disease as children of obese parents have 10 times more possibilities of suffering from this disease themselves.
On this note, he said that 80 percent of obese children and youth continue being obese as adults, while 20 percent undergo a treatment to loose weight with the risk of choosing an inadequate treatment, lacking appropriate medical attention that could result in serious complications.
Deputy Morales stated that he will soon launch a law initiative requesting Mexico City’s Government to guarantee that all public sports facilities have free access.
Carlos Augusto Morales said it is unacceptable that the few ones in existence are franchised and charge for their services.
Moreover, the deputy urged Mexico City’s Government to put into action the Law for Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Eating Disorders. This law was published in August 2008 and, so far, the Council for Prevention and Integral Attention of Obesity has not implemented it.
The council has the responsibility to carry out preventive actions on the public and private level in order to stop more people from becoming part of obesity statistics that have increased over in past years.
As part of the initiative, Deputy Morales will propose that heads of public offices carry out a “physical activity plan” so that government employees exercise at least 2 hours per week.
He said that obesity does not only cause severe damage to health and the quality of life of those suffering from it, but also causes psychological problems as “fat people” are prone to being rejected, mocked or discriminated against by society and, in some cases, family members.
“In the city, the problem of psychological consequences caused by obesity has been forgotten and taken lightly,” he concluded. |
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