Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among US Children, Adolescents, and Adults, 1999-2002

ContextThe prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased markedly in the last 2 decades in the United States.ObjectiveTo update the US prevalence estimates of overweight in children and obesity in adults, using the most recent national data of height and weight measurements.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsAs part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a complex multistage probability sample of the US...