La obesidad, una epidemia emergente, prevención y tratamiento desde la infancia

Abstract

Obesity is a frequent illness that is serious, difficult to cure and that affects the whole of society. It is a first-category challenge for public health and all entities related with health matters should play a relevant role both in terms of prevention and treatment and in awareness-raising in society. It is necessary to join forces from institutions, schools, the media, etc. in order to manage to put a brake on this emerging epidemic.