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... > social science subjects > health and social care > global health > child health > child development > pediatric obesity
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health (discipline) > child health > child development > pediatric obesity
... > social science subjects > psychology > developmental psychology > child psychology > child development > pediatric obesity
... > social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > gender and family > child development > pediatric obesity
... > social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > health and social welfare > child development > pediatric obesity
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > child development > pediatric obesity
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > health (applied developmental science) > pediatric obesity

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pediatric obesity  

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  • Within the past decade, the epidemic of overweight has spread to children and adolescents, threatening to compromise their health and to impose a substantial financial burden on the health care system. Data from the 1999 to 2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) show that 15% of children and adolescents (aged 6–19) are overweight, a 4% increase from the 1988–1994 estimate and a doubling from the early 1970s (Centers for Disease Control, 2003). [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Obesity, Pediatric]

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