[Psychological and social aspects of overweight children (author's transl)]

If children who were originally fully capable and active according to their respective age groups, remain more than 50% overweight for a period of more than 3 years, develop a significantly lower motor, intellectual and social activity. They tend to develop an anxious auto-aggressive behavior, because it is difficult for them to transmit to others the social pressures to which they are subject. The probability of a permanent therapeutic success diminishes as the duration of the period of overweight increases. Only physically and emotionally orientated therapy is rational as 78% of our overweight children come from neurotically disturbed families. Overweight can often be due to lack of love where intensity of affection is wrongly applied.