CDC Grand Rounds: Childhood Obesity in the United States

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CDC Grand Rounds: Childhood Obesity in the United States

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Bell, J , Rogers, V.W , Dietz, W.H , Ogden, C.L , Schuler, C , Popovic, T and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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United States: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2011-01, Vol.60 (2), p.42-46

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English

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United States: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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In the United States, childhood obesity affects approximately 12.5 million children and teens (17% of that population). Changes in obesity prevalence from the 1960s show a rapid increase in the 1980s and 1990s, when obesity prevalence among children and teens tripled, from nearly 5% to approximately 15% (Figure 1). During the past 10 years, the rap...