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[1] [12] Mexico ranks the most obese country in the world in adult obesity (as of 2013), and first for childhood obesity with about 4.5 million children diagnosed as such. Mexico passed the United States as the most obese country in the world. [4] The prevalence of overweight and obesity is 16.7% in preschool children, 26.2% in school children ...
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Due to the rising prevalence of obesity in children and its many adverse health effects it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. [1] The term overweight rather than obese is often used when discussing childhood obesity, as it is less stigmatizing, although the term overweight can also refer to a different BMI category. [2]
In Mexico, although the prevalence of malnutrition has been decreasing, it continues to be a health issue where policies aimed at reducing food poverty have not been effective. [22] 13.5% of children under five still suffer from chronic undernutrition and nearly 35 thousand have lost their lives because of this problem.
Dr. Tanner points out that a 2016 clinical report from the AAP, which is referenced in the new guidelines, cautioned that teens might use unhealthy behaviors to try to lose weight. The report ...
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Obesity in Canada varies by ethnicity; people of Aboriginal origin have a significantly higher rate of obesity (37.6%) than the national average. [36] In children obesity has substantially increased between 1989 and 2004 with rates in boys increasing from 2% to 10% and rates among girls increasing from 2% to 9%. [37]
A systematic review on the incidence of childhood obesity, found that childhood obesity in the U.S. declines with age. [14] The age-and-sex related incidence of obesity was found to be "4.0% for infants 0–1.9 years, 4.0% for preschool-aged children 2.0–4.9 years, 3.2% for school-aged children 5.0–12.9 years, and 1.8% for adolescents 13.0 ...