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Bookmark or Share- Childhood Obesity Facts | Overweight & Obesity | CDCChildhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States, putting children and adolescents at risk for poor health. Obesity prevalence among children and adolescents is still too high. For children and adolescents aged 2-19 years in 2017-2020 1: The prevalence of obesity was 19.7% and affected about 14.7 million children and adolescents.
- Childhood obesity - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicOverview. 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.
- Obesity and overweight - World Health Organization (WHO)For children under 5 years of age: overweight is weight-for-height greater than 2 standard deviations above WHO Child Growth Standards median; and. obesity is weight-for-height greater than 3 standard deviations above the WHO Child Growth Standards median. Charts and tables: WHO child growth standards for children aged under 5 years.
- Childhood Obesity: Causes & Problems - Cleveland ClinicChildhood 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.
- Overweight and Obesity - Childhood Obesity | NHLBI, NIHChildhood 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.
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