ChiId obesity in Belgium 1997-2018

Because the Body Mass Index (BMI) changes with age, for children, the measure is placed on a standard gender-specific growth chart provided by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF). According to this chart, five percent of Belgian children are considered to be obese in 2018. In other words, five percent of children in Belgium have a BMI situated above the 95th percentile for age, gender, and height.Furthermore, the share of obese children was slowly increasing over the years. In 1997, roughly four percent of children were obese in Belgium, whereas in 2018, over five percent of them suffered from obesity. However, this increase was not steady, the share of obese children slightly decreased in 2008 and 2018.Evaluating the growth allows the early detection of the risk of becoming overweight or obese, therefore allowing to take preventative measures and supporting the child and his family in a healthier lifestyle, balancing physical activity with an appropriate diet.

鉴于体重指数（BMI）随年龄而变化，对于儿童而言，该指标被置于国际肥胖问题工作组（IOTF）提供的针对特定性别的标准生长图表中进行衡量。根据该图表，2018年比利时儿童中有5%被认定为肥胖。换句话说，比利时儿童中有5%的体重指数超过了年龄、性别和身高的95%百分位数。此外，肥胖儿童的比重逐年缓慢上升。1997年，比利时大约有4%的儿童肥胖，而到了2018年，超过5%的儿童遭受肥胖之苦。然而，这种上升并非呈线性，2008年和2018年肥胖儿童的比重略有下降。评估生长状况有助于早期发现成为超重或肥胖的风险，从而允许采取预防措施，并支持儿童及其家庭采纳更健康的生活方式，在适当饮食与适量运动之间取得平衡。