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2. Epidemiology of childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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   A systematic review on the incidence of childhood obesity, found that childhood obesity in the U.S. declines with age. [14] The age-and-sex related incidence of obesity was found to be "4.0% for infants 0–1.9 years, 4.0% for preschool-aged children 2.0–4.9 years, 3.2% for school-aged children 5.0–12.9 years, and 1.8% for adolescents 13.0 ...

3. Childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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   The normal range for BMI in children vary with age and sex. While a BMI above the 85th percentile is defined as overweight, a BMI greater than or equal to the 95th percentile is defined as obesity by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity is further categorized as class 1 obesity with BMI at or above the 95th percentile ...

4. Epidemiology of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Obesity has been observed throughout human history. Many early depictions of the human form in art and sculpture appear obese. [2] However, it was not until the 20th century that obesity became common — so much so that, in 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized obesity as a global epidemic [3] and estimated that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled ...

5. Overweight vs. Obesity: Do You Really Know the Difference? - AOL

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   The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute defines obesity as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. BMI is a measurement of body fat based on a person’s height and weight. An overweight BMI ...

6. List of countries by obesity rate - Wikipedia

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   The following data is from the World Obesity Federation's Global Obesity Observatory and CIA World Factbook details. These data are referenced from NCD Risk Factor collaboration and UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group joint malnutrition estimates for the referenced time frame of 9 August 2024 and considering the average of obesity in men, women, boys and girls.

7. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Statistics from a 2016–2017 page on the CDC's official website that 13.9% of toddlers and children age 2–5, 18.4% of children 6–11, and 20.6% of adolescents 12–19 are obese. [68] The prevalence of child obesity in today's society concerns health professionals because a number of these children develop health issues that weren't usually ...