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BMI: self reported height and weight ; Change in BMI: BMI 1998 to BMI 1997 ; Overweight: Greater than the 85th percentile vs. those under the 85th percentile. (more...)

CONCLUSION: A substantial increase in overweight and obesity among children aged 2-6 y was observed in urban areas in China from 1989 to 1997. Overweight in early childhood ... (more...)

It is not easy being an overweight child, not to mention the parent or caretaker of one. Those who care for an overweight child most likely have many concerns and questions, such ... (more...)

This is an archive page. The links are no longer being updated. Date: Thursday, March 6, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Lancashire or Sandra Smith (301) 436-7551 (more...)

An expert group convened by the World Health Organization in June 1997 found that overweight and obesity represent a rapidly growing threat to the health of populations in an ... (more...)

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adults in the United States. Data from the newly released 1997 National Health Interview Survey show that more than 50% of U.S ... (more...)

Young people who are overweight can face a lifetime of discrimination ... No Laughing Matter : According to Sobal, people tend to stigmatize the overweight because of the ... (more...)

... Page 1 of 1 Percent of U.S. adults who were overweight (including obese) (BMI >= 25) and percent who were obese (BMI >= 30), by selected characteristics, 1997 Overweight Obese (BMI ... (more...)

An association between soc ioeconomic status and overweight has been found in white girls, but not in black girls (Patterson et al. 1997). Overweight and obesity are risk ... (more...)

HC 2.5. OVERWEIGHT PREVALENCE OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. Persons who are overweight in adolescence are at greater risk of being overweight as adults, and adults who are ... (more...)