Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004

Abstract

The prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents and obesity among men increased significantly during the 6-year period from 1999 to 2004; among women, no overall increases in the prevalence of obesity were observed. These estimates were based on a 6-year period and suggest that the increases in body weight are continuing in men and in children and adolescents while they may be leveling off in women.

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OverweightMedicineObesityNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyBody mass indexPercentileDemographyPopulationPediatricsGerontologyEnvironmental healthInternal medicine

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 295
Issue: 13
Pages: 1549-1549
Citations: 8724
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                                    Cynthia L. Ogden, 
                                
                                    Margaret D. Carroll, 
                                
                                    Lester R. Curtin
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004. 
                            JAMA
                            , 295
                            (13)
                            , 1549-1549.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.295.13.1549
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.13.1549