"EXCERCISE – DIET – CHILD OBESITY"

PRESS RELEASE

EUROPE DIRECT REGION OF THESSALY

IN THE EVENT OF EVENTS

"EXCERCISE – DIET – CHILD OBESITY"

Held Tuesday 26 November, in the auditorium of the Mill of Pappa, workshop on EXERCISE, Nutrition and Childhood Obesity. Organizers of the event was the Thessaly Region, Europe Direct Thessaly Regional Development Fund, Association Marathonodromon Larissa Prefecture and Mayoralty of Culture and Science. Invited speakers were recognized scientists, University of Thessaly, with excellent writing and research work, Jamurtas Ath., Fatouros C., and Theodorakis C.. And moderator of the event was the Apostolos Goulas. For the European Information Center Europe Direct Thessaly attended by the Director of Claus Chatzikamagiannis.

This workshop had dealt a modern problem, childhood obesity, which in recent years with the modern lifestyle is gaining dimension. indeed, Recent studies show that one in three Greek children having a weight higher than normal and characterized overweight or obese.

The speakers of the conference highlighted the problem both at national and at European and global level, and reported in detail in food hygiene for children and adolescents. Moreover it stressed the importance of exercise and physical activity in childhood and adolescence, as well as negative effects on the psychology of children and adolescents identified overweight or obese.