Nearly 20% of young children in Seoul are overweight or obese, survey finds

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• ·A city survey found nearly 18 percent of Seoul children ages 3 to 5 were overweight or obese, with higher BMI tied to weaker basic fitness scores.
• ·Nearly 2 in 10 children ages 3 to 5 in Seoul are overweight or obese, and heavier children tend to score lower in basic fitness testing,  a Seoul government survey found Wednesday.
• ·The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced the results Wednesday, drawn from a survey.
• ·It jointly evaluated 6,850 children at Seoul daycare centers with the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (KSSO).
• ·The assessment was part of a city program that brings fitness testing to daycare centers.