Data & Trends
Prevent Childhood Obesity
Trends: Prevent Childhood Obesity
Rates of Childhood Obesity (total and by gender): These data are the percentages of children ages 10 to 17 with a body mass index (BMI) determined to be overweight or obese. BMI is used to assess children and teens as underweight, overweight and at risk for becoming overweight. Data is from the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, 2007 National Survey of Children's Health.
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