title: Are our children fit or fat?
abstract: Overweight and obesity are increasing in Swedish boys and girls aged 7-16 y. The fitness of 16-y-old Swedish boys in 2001 was approximately 10% worse than in 1987.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to start the prevention of atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes early. The number of children with physical inactivity and obesity should be as low as possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turku, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland. jorma.viikari@utu.fi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Viikari
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D016138:Walking