[Prevalence and risk factors of overweight among 5- to 11-year-old schoolchildren in Narbonne, France].

In order to address the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in children, the French city of Narbonne recently began monitoring childhood obesity with a view to developing and implementing targeted actions to stabilize the prevalence of overweight. The main purpose of this study was to assess the risk factors for overweight in children. The study was conducted during the 2008-2009 academic year and was based on a sample of 1,476 preschool and primary school children from all public and private schools in Narbonne.