2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Children in Bulgaria rank fifth in obesity among their European peers, said Associate Professor Svetoslav Handjiev from the leadership of the European Academy of Nutrition Sciences at a press conference in Albena.
The study looked at children from 32 countries in Europe. First in obesity are children in Ireland, where the percentage of overweight students is 23.1%.
Second in the negative ranking are children in Albania, where 22% of children are obese. In third place are children in Georgia with 20% obese.
In Bulgaria, the percentage of obese Bulgarian children is 19.8%. According to the World Health Organization, the levels of obesity at all ages will increase in the next 15 years, and experts predict that by 2030 in Bulgaria 89% of the population of our country will be overweight, added Associate Professor Handjiev.
Overweight is the cause of a number of diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.
Experts say that measures against obesity in the country should be taken in the first 6 years. In this way, the obesity in our country will decrease by 25%.
However, if overweight people do not take any action by the age of 18, the risk of developing hypertension and diabetes increases by 75%.
Health experts add that regardless of their age, every Bulgarian should control salt consumption, as studies show that we eat 3 times more salt than the healthy norm.
The consumption of sweets for children under 5 years of age should be limited.
The menu of the Bulgarians needs more fresh milk. Another recommendation is to introduce the so-called unloading days when you eat nothing but 2 cups of yogurt.
Bulgarian children are leading in the ranking for lack of movement. According to statistics, 25.7% of children in Bulgaria spend their free time in front of computers instead of going out.
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