Zörac: mobile apps for the integral management of overweight and obesity in mexican children

Mexico ranks first in the world in Childhood Overweight and Obesity [OySP], in this context multiple proposals have emerged to combat OySP, from invasive clinical models to food policies such as food labels and calorie reduction in food, even so The OySP problem is on the rise. Objective: To build a technological application of the type App –Tics- Zörac in health that offers through digital interconnection, diagnosis with dietary guidance as well as promotion of healthy lifestyles and physical activity an integral management of obesity and overweight in children from Mexico. Method: Design and elaboration of Zörac App –Tics-, the following points were considered within the digital platform to be built: 1) Development of a child-friendly software through a Zörac App –Tics- concept, 2) Originate in a mediated way a food and physical activity orientation, 3) Creation of a children's menu space, 4) Statistics, prior settlement and informed consent, the page was presented to a group of children in a virtual way. Results: It is worth mentioning that this page was piloted in a group of 300 children between 8 and 12 years old, of which 69% presented OySP when entering the page, 24% normal weight and 7% malnutrition and, in a Over a period of 4 months, 6000 visits were registered by registered users, the most visited portals, Children's Menu [40%], I have Obesity [40%], I want to fight obesity [15%] and Knowing the enemy [5%], At the end of the four-month cross-section, we found 77% OySP, 17% normal weight and 6% malnutrition, this in registered users. Conclusions: This shows that the trend continues to rise, this could have been caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, which confined all citizens to isolation and little physical activity, and it is also shown that Mexico continues with two dichotomous aspects, OySP and malnutrition, this Zörac App –Tics page is a technological tool that can be very useful to monitor and combat these global pandemics. In Mexico, innovative programs that help to counteract this pathology must be supported.