| Paper title: |
Study on the number of overweight and obese students in primary schools in the municipality of Suceava |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4316/SAM.2025.0115 |
| Published in: | Volume XVIII issue 1/ 2025 |
| Publishing date: | 2025 |
| Pages: | 125-129 |
| Author(s): | Grosu Daniela |
| Abstract. | The study consists of applying specific measurements (BMI and waist-to-height ratio) over a period of six months to detect overweight and obesity in 12 primary schools in the municipality of Suceava. Following the measurements taken from a total of 2,819 primary school pupils, 724 are overweight, representing 25%, and 111 are obese, representing 3%. |
| Keywords: | obesity, overweight, students, schools, Suceava |
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