Nutritional status of junior school pupils

World Health Organization data (WHO) say that every tenth child in the world is overweight, which is one of the biggest global problem modern society is faced with. Conducted research had for its aim to examine nutritional status on the basis of Body Mass Index (BMI)in children of school age. The research was of transverzal character and the sample of tested pupils were from the territory of town Bijeljina. Measurements were conducted on 290 pupils out of which 142 boys and 148 girls of junior age. The results of investigation point to the presence of statistically considerable differences in all age categories both in boys and girls. BMI was within the normal limits and the overweight danger was not present. Taking into account that overweight in child and adolescent period have an important influence on mortality in adult period of life it was important to understand this problem so that the prevention sucssess in beating te occurence of overweigt mass in children could be greater.