Attempts to Lose Weight among Adolescents Aged 16–19 in the United States, 2013–2016

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• Personal Author:
  McDow, Kendra B. ; Nguyen, Duong T. ; Herrick, Kirsten A. ; Akinbami, Lara J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Health Interview Statistics.
• Description:
  Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
  
  • In 2013–2016, 37.6% of adolescents aged 16–19 tried to lose weight in the past year. Weight loss attempts were higher among adolescent girls (45.2%) compared with adolescent boys (30.1%).
  
  • A higher percentage of Hispanic adolescents (50.8%) tried to lose weight than non-Hispanic white (33.1%), non-Hispanic black (31.8%), and non-Hispanic Asian (28.4%) adolescents among both girls and boys.
  
  • The percentage of adolescents who tried to lose weight increased with weight status category among both adolescent boys and girls.
  
  • Among adolescents who tried to lose weight, the most commonly reported way was exercising (83.5%).
  
  Approximately 24% of U.S. adolescents attempted to lose weight during 2009–2010, and studies show that girls are more likely than boys to attempt weight loss (1,2). Adolescents are known to use multiple weight loss and weight control practices (3). This report describes the percentage of U.S. adolescents who tried to lose weight in the past year from 2013 through 2016 by sex, race and Hispanic origin, and weight status. Methods of intentional weight loss are also reported.
  
  Suggested citation: McDow KB, Nguyen DT, Herrick KA, Akinbami LJ. Attempts to lose weight among adolescents aged 16–19 in the United States, 2013–2016. NCHS Data Brief,
  
  no 340. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019.
  
  CS306577
  
  db340-h.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidents Emergency Medical Services Hospitals Rural Health Rural Population Rurban Population Socioeconomic Factors Urban Health Wounds And Injuries
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  7 Pages
• Issue:
  340
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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