Survey: Over 10% of Moroccan Children Face Obesity Crisis, Mirroring Global Trend

This is a major health problem highlighted by this report published by the Regional Health Directorate of the Fez-Meknes region. Despite awareness campaigns, the overweight rate among children continues to increase.

According to the document, this phenomenon is caused by genetic factors, hormonal disorders, and causes related to pregnancy such as diabetes, smoking during pregnancy, reluctance to breastfeed, inactivity and the use of certain medications.

Childhood overweight is a global problem, according to a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO). Moreover, the institution has set objectives, that of curbing obesity by 2025, with one in five women and one in seven men expected to be affected by 2030. For now, no country seems to be on the right track, it is pointed out.

"The time has come to act in a concerted, decisive and people-centered way to reverse the obesity trend," Johanna Ralston, CEO of the World Obesity Federation, had declared last year.