About 18 percent of children under the age of 15 years are overweigh, according to the country's first nutritional survey. The survey recommended making school physical education compulsory to help combat childhood obesity. (File photo)

About 18 percent of children under the age of 15 years are overweigh, according to the country’s first nutritional survey. The survey recommended making school physical education compulsory to help combat childhood obesity. (File photo)