Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in Greenland: a growing concern
Emma Vang Frandsen, Ida Hove Christensen, Michael Lynge Pedersen, Stine Byberg · 2026
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Emma Vang Frandsen and co-authors report a 2026 study of weight in children in Greenland. The cross-sectional study covers children aged three to ten years. Data came from national electronic medical records, and body mass index placed each child in a weight class.
More than one third of the children were classed as overweight or obese in the latest year. The share with normal weight was about three fifths of the group. Rates looked much the same by sex and by place of residence. A sharp rise since school-entry records from decades ago is also shown. The authors frame child weight as a growing public health concern.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Emma Vang Frandsen, Ida Hove Christensen, Michael Lynge Pedersen, Stine Byberg |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |