Changes in the Incidence of Childhood Obesity

Examine childhood obesity incidence across recent cohorts.

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Changes in the Incidence of Childhood Obesity

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Findings:

We found that incidence of childhood obesity was higher, occurred at younger ages, and was more severe than 12 years previous; thus, more youths may now be at risk for health consequences associated with early onset of obesity.

Supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health

Authors:

Solveig A. Cunninngham, PhD, Shakia T Hardy, PhD, Rebecca Jones, PhD, Carmen Ng1, PhD, Michael R Kramer, PhD, K M Venkat Narayan, PhD