‘64% of kids in city have healthy BMI’

A survey by EduSports has shown that 64% of schoolchildren in the city have a healthy body-mass index (BMI), against a national average of 60%.

Published: 26th February 2019 02:36 AM | Last Updated: 26th February 2019 07:55 AM | A+A A-

By Express News Service

HYDERABAD: A survey by EduSports has shown that 64% of schoolchildren in the city have a healthy body-mass index (BMI), against a national average of 60%. Nationally, the survey found that only 47 government school children had a healthy BMI (as compared to 61 per cent for private school children).Despite this, government school children are healthier than the private school children in various fitness parameters, EduSports claims.