An Overview of Childhood Obesity

The Post defines overweight children as those with BMI in the 85th to 94th percentile and obese as those in the 95th and higher. This follows the 2007 recommendations of the Expert Committee on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity.

NOTE: Percentages in first two charts are rounded. | SOURCES: National Survey of Children's Health 2003, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, National Center for Health Statistics

This Story Obesity Threatens a Generation Article \| An epidemic of obesity is compromising the lives of millions of American children, with burgeoning problems that reveal how much more vulnerable young bodies are to the toxic effects of fat. How to Choose Healthy Favorites Without Making Your Taste Buds Suffer 'A Puzzle That Will Never Be Completed' Chart: An Overview of Childhood Obesity Test Your Nutrition IQ Facts You Should Know Monday, May 19 at 2:30 p.m. ET: Young Lives at Risk: Our Overweight Children		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace NOTE: Percentages in first two charts are rounded. \| SOURCES: National Survey of Children's Health 2003, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, National Center for Health Statistics ¬es=The Post defines overweight children as those with BMI in the 85th to 94th percentile and obese as those in the 95th and higher. This follows the 2007 recommendations of the Expert Committee on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us NOTE: Percentages in first two charts are rounded. \| SOURCES: National Survey of Children’s Health 2003, National Health, Nutrition Examination Survey, National Center for Health Statistics \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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