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The article presents the study which examined the evaluation of obesity incidence and health risk levels in elderly Piedmont individuals in Italy as of January 2012. In the study, anthropometric variables like waist circumference, stature and weight were measured in participants of the "Act on Ageing" project. The results were compared with the body mass index (BMI) data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the waist circumference values from the National Health guidelines.

The aim of the present study is to assess the incidence of underloverweight and obesity in a sample of children 6-11 years old in Turin province and to monitor the secular trend in weight. Our survey shows that about 2% of children are underweight, 17% overweight and 3% obese. Males show a prevalence of overweight and obesity, while females show also underweight problems. The comparison of current data with those collected in 1979 by Ente Italiano Moda (E.I.M.) [1] shows a significant increase of weight problems in both sexes: this, in childhood, is an emergent social problem that can produce adverse health effects in adulthood. It could be prevented encouraging correct eating behaviors and active lifestyle among children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]