Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology · 2018 · 10 citations · 0 references
Public HealthChild HealthPopulation Health SciencesChild NutritionObesity PreventionPediatric EpidemiologyChild GrowthChild Health EpidemiologyChildhood ObesityGrowth EpidemiologyObesity EpidemiologyPediatric GrowthChild Growth TrajectoriesLongitudinal Growth ModellingModel SimulationObesity Across The Life CourseObesity EpidemicObesity-related GrowthPostnatal Growth TrajectoriesWeight Trajectories
A broad range of public health and clinical efforts appear to have stabilized early childhood obesity rates in the United States (1). However, this simulation study shows that more than half of all children between the ages of 2 and 19 years in 2016 will be obese by the age of 35 years. The important effect of early-onset obesity on obesity in adulthood is demonstrated by this simulation study, since obese children at 2 years of age have only a 1-in-5 chance of not being obese by the age of 35 years. Obesity at older age halved this chance. The findings of this study highlights once more the importance of promoting a healthy weight throughout childhood.