Prevalence and Trends in Overweight Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2000
JAMA · 2002 · 4.1K citations · 19 references
The prevalence of overweight among children in the United States is continuing to increase, especially among Mexican-American and non-Hispanic black adolescents.
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