Prevalencia de malnutrición en escolares españoles

In Galicia, 16 out of every 100 schoolchildren aged 6 to 15 years had malnutrition, with that due to excess or obesity being the most frequent. Prevalence of underweight and short stature did not exceed 1%. This data shows that primary prevention measures should be promoted at an early age to reduce malnutrition due to excess or adiposity, in particular.