[Anthropometric state of nutrition in students of various elementary and secondary schools in Ancona]. / Stato di nutrizione antropometrico degli studenti di alcune scuole elementari e medie di Ancona.

An anthropometric assessment was made of the nutritional state of children from Ancona elementary and middle schools. It was found that the girls had more body fat than the boys, though the latter, too, displayed values above those reported in U.S. and Italian studies. The view is expressed that this excess fat requires counteraction through nutritional education. Diet and physical exercise are known to be important in the prevention of degenerative diseases of a metabolic nature. Such prevention must be undertaken as soon as possible.