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2. US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible ...

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   For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why. A ...

3. Task Force on Childhood Obesity - Wikipedia

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   The Childhood Obesity Task Force is a United States government task force charged with reducing childhood obesity in the United States. It was founded on February 9, 2010, by the Obama administration through a presidential memorandum, announcing the establishment of a Task Force on Childhood Obesity.

4. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The most recent statistics from the NHANES of age adjusted obesity rates for Black adults 20 years and older in the U.S. in 2016 was 46.8%. [69] According to the obesity rates from the NHANES 2016 data, Black men had significantly lower obesity rates than Black women; their rates were 36.9% and 54.8%, respectively. [70]

5. Epidemiology of childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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   Childhood obesity in the United States, has been a serious problem among children and adolescents, and can cause serious health problems among our youth. According to the CDC, as of 2015–2016, in the United States, 18.5% of children and adolescents have obesity, which affects approximately 13.7 million children and adolescents.

6. New guidelines for treating childhood obesity include ...

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   The guidance comes as childhood obesity rates have continued to rise over the past decade and a half, increasing from 17% to 20%, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

7. The AAP's New Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Are Getting ...

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   Additionally, pediatric gastroenterologist Rebecca Winderman, MD posted a video on Twitter on January 19 supporting the guidelines, including the use of medication to treat children with obesity ...

8. National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent ...

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   The NPLAN advocates for a soda tax, specifically an excise tax, and have published model legislation which earmarks the funds raised to go to programs to prevent and treat obesity. [5] According to the American Public Health Association, they provide "legal technical assistance focused on childhood obesity prevention policy." The Network has ...

9. Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - The Huffington Post

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   The United States spends $1.5 billion on nutrition research every year compared to around $60 billion on drug research. Just 4 percent of agricultural subsidies go to fruits and vegetables. No wonder that the healthiest foods can cost up to eight times more, calorie for calorie, than the unhealthiest—or that the gap gets wider every year.