Adolescent Health

More American Children And Teens Are Overweight

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 1st, 2001

The latest findings from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show that more and more children and teens are overweight, continuing the pattern the survey documented over the past two decades when the number of overweight children and teens nearly doubled.

The initial results for 1999 show 13% of children ages six to 11 are overweight, up from 11% in the previous NHANES survey conducted from 1988 to 1994. The number of overweight teens ages 12 to 19 increased from 11% to 14% in the same time period.

"Overweight children are at risk for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and other...

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