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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among US Children, Adolescents, and Adults, 1999-2002
JAMA · 2004 · Vol. 291(23) · pp. 2847–2847
Allison Hedley✉(Epidemic Intelligence Service)
Abstract
There is no indication that the prevalence of obesity among adults and overweight among children is decreasing. The high levels of overweight among children and obesity among adults remain a major public health concern.
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietBirth, Development, and HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessOverweightMedicineObesityBody mass indexNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyGrowth chartPercentilePopulationDemographyPediatrics
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AdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysObesityUnited StatesBody Mass IndexPrevalence
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