PubMed· 2012
Prevalence of obesity in the United States, 2009-2010.
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In 2009-2010, over a third of US adults (33.7%) and nearly 17% of children/adolescents were obese, with no change from recent years but a decade-long increase for men and boys.
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Key points
- Over 33.7% of US adults were obese in 2009-2010.
- Nearly 17% of US children and adolescents were obese in 2009-2010.
- Obesity prevalence increased significantly among men and boys over the decade preceding 2010.
- Obesity prevalence among women and girls did not significantly change over the same decade.
- Healthy People 2010 obesity goals were not achieved.
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Abstract
The most recent national data on obesity prevalence among U.S. adults, adolescents, and children show that more than one-third of adults and almost 17% of children and adolescents were obese in 2009–2010. Differences in prevalence between men and women diminished between 1999–2000 and 2009–2010, with the prevalence of obesity among men reaching the same level as that among women. Age differences in obesity prevalence varied between men and women. The prevalence of obesity was higher among older women compared with younger women, but there was no difference by age in obesity prevalence among men. Among children and adolescents, the prevalence of obesity was higher among adolescents than among preschool-aged children. There has been no change in obesity prevalence in recent years; however, over the last decade there has been a significant increase in obesity prevalence among men and boys but not among women and girls overall. The Healthy People 2010 goals of 15% obesity among adults and 5% obesity among children were not met (6).
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Field: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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