Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010

L. Ogden, Cynthia; D. Carroll, Margaret; K. Kit, Brian; M. Flegal, Katherine

doi:10.1001/jama.2012.40

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Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010

Published in JAMA • Jan 18, 2012

Authors:

Cynthia L. Ogden

Margaret D. Carroll

Brian K. Kit

Abstract

CONTEXT: The prevalence of childhood obesity increased in the 1980s and 1990s but there were no significant changes in prevalence between 1999-2000 and 2007-2008 in the United States. OBJECTIVES: To present the most recent estimates of obesity prevalence in US children and adolescents for 2009-2010 ...

Subject

Medicine

Obesity

Body mass index

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