Increasing prevalence of overweight among Seychelles children, 1998-2002.

To examine the prevalence and trends in excess weight among children in the Seychelles. Serial surveys of weight and height were conducted each year between 1998-2002 in all students attending four school grades (crèche, 4, 7 and 10 years of compulsory school). Overweight and obesity were defined using age-specific body mass index (BMI) criteria of the International Obesity Task Force.