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Universitatsklinik fur Kinder-und Jugendmedizin Ulm

Researchers' findings from Germany, the United States and the PA 19104 advance obesity research

Published in Law and Health Weekly, May 13th, 2006

Investigators in Germany, the United States and the PA 19104 have published new obesity data.

Study 1: Obesity prevention in children and adolescents needs to involve politics, science, and healthcare.

According to an article from Germany, "Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents represent significant health disorders, which until recently had received little attention. Germany's lifestyle has changed considerably since the 1980s."

M. Wabitsch at Universitatsklinik fur Kinder-und Jugendmedizin Ulm summarized, "Children spend more time than ever in front of the television or computer and do not exercise enough. So-called...

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