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Obesity and overweight in Mexico are a public health problem directly related to conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, alterations cardiac, neurological, renal, spinal and joint deformation. It is possible to work with these diseases from an early age from the incorporation of recreational strategies of learning about "good eating", which implies the incorporation of foods from each group nutritional, that is, fats, carbohydrates, proteins, fruits and vegetables, legumes, dairy products and sugars. According to data from the OECD, Mexico ranks second in adult obesity according to the According to data obtained by this instance, women and men with lower educational level have increased risk of obesity. In addition, the WHO states that 2.8 million people die each year. adults as a result of overweight and obesity. Currently, more than one hundred thousand millions of adults in the world are overweight, of which 312 million are obese. Added to this, 155 million children are overweight or obese.

 Guanajuato, according to the Secretary of Health in Guanajuato, Daniel Díaz Martínez, three of every ten children are overweight. The main causes of death are noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney damage and heart problems, as well as other related diseases with health. The environment, culture, physiology, bad habits, metabolism and predispositions They have aggravated the epidemic of overweight and obesity in the state.

The objective is to know what are the structural characteristics of overweight and obesity in children between 8 and 12 years old in the city of Guanajuato, Guanajuato to implement interventions that contribute to reducing overweight and obesity by implementing school gardens. 

Key words: mental health, fruits, vegetables, school gardens, obesity, vulnerability