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  2. Childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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    Rates of overweight among children 2 to 19 years in the USA. From 1980 to 2013, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children increased by nearly 50%. [102] Currently 10% of children worldwide are either overweight or obese. [2] In 2014, the World Health Organization established a high-level commission to end childhood obesity. [103]

  3. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Also, in a national survey of American Indian children 5–18 years old, 39 percent were found to be overweight or at risk for being overweight. [24] As per national survey data, these trends indicate that by 2030, 86.3% of adults will be overweight or obese and 51.1% obese.

  4. Epidemiology of childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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    They found an estimated 42 million obese children under the age of five in the world of which close to 35 million lived in developing countries.11 Additional findings included worldwide prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity increasing from 4.2% (95% CI: 3.2%, 5.2%) in 1990 to 6.7% (95% CI: 5.6%, 7.7%) in 2010 and expecting to rise to 9 ...

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    According to the World Health Organization, over 390 million children and adolescents aged 5–19 were classified as overweight in 2022. To gain insights into this issue, we spoke with Diksha ...

  6. Classification of childhood weight - Wikipedia

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    Overweight children often struggle to maintain high self-esteem and experience both depression and anxiety. [8] Social stigma of obesity may also be a contributing factor to some of these negative health outcomes, as many fat children experience bullying related to their size.

  7. The 10 most surprising health findings from 2024 - AOL

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    8. Mental Health Education is the New Sex Education. According to the Hims survey, 26% of parents have educated their children about mental health (an equal percentage of moms and dads) but 90% ...

  8. Obesity - Wikipedia

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    In the US, the percentage of overweight and obese children increased to 16% in 2008, a 300% increase over the prior 30 years. [ 280 ] As with obesity in adults, many factors contribute to the rising rates of childhood obesity.

  9. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...