[Physical fitness level and its relationship with body weight status in school children].

Objective: To explore and establish possible relationships between body weight status and fitness level in a sample of primary school children.

Methods: Descriptive and cross-sectional study. A total of 216 students (125 women 8-11 years) participated in the assessment of weight, height and physical condition.

[Efficacy of motivational interventions in the treatment of overweight and obesity].

Introduction And Objectives: Changing unhealthy behaviors: Diet and physical activity are key to treating obesity. The objective of this study is to determine whether an intervention group motivational intervention group by nurses trained by expert psychologist, complementary to the usual intervention is more effective than the latter in the treatment of overweight and obesity in relation to weight reduction percentage and the persistence over time of the reduction achieved.

Methods: A multicenter randomized clinical trial of intervention in overweight and obese patients.