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One in five children in the Netherlands has arrived as a result of the corona crisis. For children who were already overweight, this is even about 40 percent, the academic hospital Maastricht UMC + announced after research. The parents also gained weight due to a lack of exercise.

The research shows that one in three children started eating more unhealthy snacks during the corona crisis. In addition, three quarters of the youngsters started to exercise less, an average of 51 minutes less per day than at the same time last year. “Where last year 64 percent of the children still achieved the exercise standard (of one hour of moderately intensive exercise a day), during the corona crisis this was only 20 percent,” said the Maastricht hospital.

In March it was decided to close the schools due to the outbreak of the virus. Sports clubs also had to close their doors. These institutions are now open again. But in the intervening period, the daily schedule of children suddenly looked very different.

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