[Prevalence of obesity and overweight in adolescents from Canary Islands, Spain. Relationship with breakfast and physical activity].

Background And Objective: To estimate the prevalence of obesity and overweight in Canary adolescents, evaluating its association with breakfast intake and physical activity.

Subjects And Method: Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of children aged 12-14 years living in the island of Gran Canaria. They were weighed and measured and the prevalence of overweight and obesity was determined according to the 85th and 97th percentiles of the Spanish body mass index tables.