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Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in US Children, 1999–2016
PEDIATRICS · 2018 · Vol. 141(3)
Asheley Cockrell Skinner✉(Clinical Research Institute)Sophie N. Ravanbakht(Duke University)Joseph A. Skelton(Brenner Children's Hospital)Eliana M. Perrin(Duke University)Sarah Armstrong(Duke University)
Abstract
Despite previous reports that obesity in children and adolescents has remained stable or decreased in recent years, we found no evidence of a decline in obesity prevalence at any age. In contrast, we report a significant increase in severe obesity among children aged 2 to 5 years since the 2013-2014 cycle, a trend that continued upward for many subgroups.
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietBirth, Development, and HealthHealth and Lifestyle StudiesMedicineObesityOverweightDemographyNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyChildhood obesityBody mass indexGerontologyPediatricsEnvironmental health
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AdolescentAsianBlack or African AmericanChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleNutrition SurveysObesity, MorbidUnited StatesBody Mass IndexPrevalenceAge Distribution
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Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity in the United States, 2011-2012
JAMA · 2014 · 8,116 citations
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