Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity among children and adolescents aged 2–19 years: United States, 1963–1965 through 2015–2016

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• Personal Author:
  Fryar, Cheryl D. ; Carroll, Margaret D. ; Ogden, Cynthia L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
• Description:
  Results from the 2015–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 18.5% of U.S. children and adolescents aged 2–19 years have obesity, including 5.6% with severe obesity, and another 16.6% are overweight.
  
  obesity_child_15_16/obesity_child_15_16.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Body Mass Index Nutritional Status Nutrition Surveys Pediatric Obesity/Epidemiology Population Surveillance
• Series:
  NCHS Health E-Stats
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 Pages
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/58669/cdc_58669_DS1.pdf
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