Members of the Human Nutrition Education and Collective Health academic body of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMex) promote healthy lifestyles such as physical activity and a healthy diet, through their specialized website.
The Zorac web platform was developed by UAEMex researchers, aimed at children from five to 12 years old, with the aim of managing and preventing overweight and obesity in this age group. The specialist and member of the academic body, Donovan Casas Patiño explained that overweight and obesity is a public health problem that requires specific actions.
In this sense, Casas Patiño mentioned that the platform began its development at the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020. It is a website open to the general public, in which healthy lifestyles are promoted based on physical activity. and a healthy diet. It also offers online diagnostic tools, recommendations on treatment and follow-up for overweight and obesity.
Zorac has different sections, where it explains what obesity is, diagnostic tests, ways to combat obesity, a children's menu, psychological help for children and a series of physical activation videos.
In addition, Zorac is part of the International Network on Collective Health and Intercultural Health, which has the endorsement of universities in Peru and Brazil, with the aim of implementing similar strategies. In this way, they started a test of 800 girls and boys from public and private schools in the State of Mexico, with the aim of verifying the scope of the platform after four months.
The results showed that the children were involved in cooking activities and promoting physical activity in their homes. "We emphasize that overweight and obesity are not normal and we promote eating behavior that promotes healthy lifestyles for a good life," explained the specialist.
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