Czech kids lack physical activity and are increasingly overweight: WHO report

The majority of Czech children don’t get enough physical activity and they spend too much time in front of computers or the television, according to an international survey carried out by the World Health Organisation. Some 80 percent of Czech children are threatened by excess bodyweight and obesity, Alena Štefková of the Czech branch of World Health Organisation said at a press conference in Olomouc on Tuesday. The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey was carried out in 42 countries in the world. It also suggests that Czech kids are above-average consumers of alcohol and marihuana in comparison to their peers from other countries.

Author: Ruth Fraňková