Remarkable Increase in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among School Age Children in Antalya, Turkey, Between 2003 and 2015

Although there are several reports which have shown a plateau or a decreasing trend of childhood OW and OB in recent years from some countries including the United Kingdom ( 10 ), Ireland ( 3 , 11 ), France ( 12 ), Sweden ( 13 ), Italy ( 14 ), Germany ( 15 ), Australia ( 16 ) and the United States ( 17 ) the general prevalence trend for OW and OB is increasing among children and adolescents in both developed and developing countries, as is the case in Turkey ( 2 , 4 , 18 ).

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