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Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesityOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Childhood obesity is a significant public health problem associated with a number of adverse physical and psychological consequences during childhood and in later life In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) defines overweight as BMI 85th to 95th percentile and obesity as greater than 95th percentile. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines overweight as BMI 85th to 97th percentile and obesity as greater or equal to 97th percentile There is no agreed definition for severe and very severe obesity, but it is suggested that severe obesity is defined as BMI 99.6th percentile 2.5 standard deviation [SD] above the mean) and extreme obesity is defined as a BMI 3.5 SD.