Evaluación nutricional de niños de 6 a 11 años de Ciudad de La Habana

In past years obesity became in a problem of epidemiological proportions affecting developed and developing countries. The objective of present papers is to determine the behavior of body mass index and the excess weight and obesity prevalence according to the fat content in children from Ciudad de La Habana. The weight, height and tricipital and subscapular skin folds were measured to assess the nutritional status from body mass index and the percentage of total body fat.