Childhood Obesity

Lack of physical activity and excessive inactivity can cause childhood obesity.

It is shown that the children who are least engaged in vigorous physical activity or the most TV watching, video game playing tend to be the most overweight.

In Mexico City, obesity was decreased by 10% for each hour per day of the child exercising vs. watching TV.

• ​Obesity risk was increased by 12% for each hour per day if the child was watching TV instead.