Children obesity in Reykjavik

New research was conducted on children‘s weight in Reykjavik from the age six to fourteen years old, and the results show that there is connection between children‘s weight and their parents social status. Numbers in obesity is higher in neighborhoods where parents are uneducated and neighborhoods where the level of education is higher show less weight problem. Schools in Breiðholt, Kópavogur and Árbær have the worst results where 30% of children are obese. Schools in Hlíðar, Fossvogur, Seltjarnarnes and Grafarvogur show best results, with the rate of 13 to 14%. Results can be seen at www.heilsugaeslan.is