Child Obesity May Have 'two Phases'

There may be two distinct child obesity epidemics - one among infants and one among adolescents - research suggests.

Topics:  child obesity   
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  • Overweight and Obesity
    Childhood obesity is an increasingly serious problem in the United States. Nearly 1 in 5 children have obesity. Children with obesity are more likely to develop other serious health problems, including heart disease and type 2 diabetes. They are also more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.
    03/22/2024 - 7:35 am | View Link
  • Childhood obesity
    Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It's particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once considered adult problems — diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
    03/22/2024 - 3:17 am | View Link
  • Obesity and overweight
    In 2022, 43% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight and 16% were living with obesity. In 2022, 37 million children under the age of 5 were overweight. Over 390 million children and adolescents aged 5–19 years were overweight in 2022, including 160 million who were living with obesity.
    03/21/2024 - 11:42 pm | View Link
  • Childhood Obesity Facts | Overweight & Obesity | CDC
    The prevalence of obesity was 19.7% and affected about 14.7 million children and adolescents. Obesity prevalence was 12.7% among 2- to 5-year-olds, 20.7% among 6- to 11-year-olds, and 22.2% among 12- to 19-year-olds. Childhood obesity is also more common among certain populations.
    03/21/2024 - 11:35 pm | View Link
  • Childhood Obesity: Causes & Problems
    Childhood obesity is a complex chronic (long-term) condition that happens when your child is above a healthy weight for their age, height and sex assigned at birth. The medical definition of childhood obesity is having a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex in children aged 2 years and older.
    03/21/2024 - 11:14 pm | View Link
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