MARCH 2018
ISSUE 1

KiGGS Wave 2 – First results

This issue focuses on the results of the current German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents, KiGGS Wave 2.

The following questions will be answered, among others: Are allergies more frequent among adolescents? How many sugary drinks do children and adolescents consume daily? How many young people smoke, how many of them still do so as young adults? And how many overweight children are still overweight after more than ten years?