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Knowledgebase: Nutritional Information
 What is the prevalence of overweight among U.S. children?
Posted by Stephan Mackenzie on 22 April 2011 11:18 AM
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| Results of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 1999-2002 indicate that an estimated 16 percent of children and adolescents ages 6-19 years are overweight. For children, overweight is defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile of the CDC growth charts for age and gender. | |
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