About The Study: This analysis of nationally representative data found that the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 increased from 17.7% in 2011 to 2012 to 21.5% in 2017 to 2020.
Authors: Amanda E. Staiano, Ph.D., of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2052)
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