Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004

The prevalence of overweight in children and adolescents and obesity in adults in the United States has increased over several decades.To provide current estimates of the prevalence and trends of overweight in children and adolescents and obesity in adults.Analysis of height and weight measurements from 3958 children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years and 4431 adults aged 20 years or older obtained in 2003-2004 as part of the National Health and...