La obesidad en Mexico. Programas en marcha
Obesity is a worldwide public health issue. According to the OECD in 2014, Mexico and United States had the first place on obesity. In 2000, the Mexican Health and Nutrition Survey found a mixed prevalence of overweight and obesity representing 61.8% and in 2012 the prevalence was of 71.3% There are many factors that interfere on obesity development, in Mexico: food insecurity, lack of physical activity and sweetened beverages consumption. With that as a reference in 2013 the National strategy of prevention and control of overweight, obesity and diabetes was established, it involves a legal reform, which is intervene by a public sector, private initiative and civil society, In another hand Veracruz state, Universidad Veracruzana have been applying an integral health survey for 25 years to the new comers students of university. The most important outcomes have been the increase of obesity and overweight. From these results there have been established several actions not just to reduce the prevalence of obesity but to promote integral health to the university student. However there's a long way to go a fundamental task would be the measurement of the impact of regional and national programs to confront overweight and obesity, short and long term.