Trends in Obesity Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2 to 19 Years in the US From 2011 to 2020

JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Oct 1;176(10):1037-1039. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2052.
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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study assesses trends in the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents in the US between 2011 and 2020.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Body Mass Index
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Obesity* / epidemiology
  • Overweight / epidemiology
  • Pediatric Obesity* / epidemiology
  • Prevalence