Recent trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Canadian children

C Rodd, AK Sharma - Cmaj, 2016 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Previous studies have shown an increase in the prevalence of overweight and
obesity among Canadian children from 23.3% to 34.7% during 1978–2004. We examined …

[PDF][PDF] Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: results from the 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey

KC Roberts, M Shields, M de Groh, A Aziz, JA Gilbert - Health rep, 2012 - researchgate.net
Background The 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey provides the most recent
measured body mass index (BMI) data for children and adolescents. However, different …

Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity in US children, 1999–2016

AC Skinner, SN Ravanbakht, JA Skelton… - …, 2018 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To provide updated prevalence data on obesity trends among US children
and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years from a nationally representative sample. METHODS …

Canadian childhood obesity estimates based on WHO, IOTF and CDC cut-points

M Shields, MS Tremblay - International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. This article compares prevalence estimates of excess weight among Canadian
children and youth according to three sets of body mass index (BMI) reference cut-points …

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a provincial population of Canadian preschool children

PM Canning, ML Courage, LM Frizzell - Cmaj, 2004 - Can Med Assoc
Background: More and more school-aged children in Canada and elsewhere are becoming
overweight or obese. Many countries are now reporting a similar trend among preschool …

Prevalence of obesity and trends in body mass index among US children and adolescents, 1999-2010

CL Ogden, MD Carroll, BK Kit, KM Flegal - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context The prevalence of childhood obesity increased in the 1980s and 1990s but there
were no significant changes in prevalence between 1999-2000 and 2007-2008 in the …

Secular trends of overweight and obesity in young Southern Californians 2008-2013

C Koebnick, YD Mohan, X Li, DR Young - The Journal of pediatrics, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate secular trends in pediatric obesity in Southern California between
2008 and 2013. Study design In a population-based cohort study, measured weight and …

Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity in US children, 1999‐2014

AC Skinner, EM Perrin, JA Skelton - Obesity, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Provide the most recent data on the prevalence of obesity and severe obesity
among United States children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years. Methods The National …

Obesity prevalence estimates in a Canadian regional population of preschool children using variant growth references

LK Twells, LA Newhook - BMC pediatrics, 2011 - Springer
Background Childhood obesity is a public health problem in Canada. Accurate
measurement of a health problem is crucial in defining its burden. The objective of this study …

The pediatric obesity epidemic continues unabated in Bogalusa, Louisiana

S Broyles, PT Katzmarzyk, SR Srinivasan, W Chen… - …, 2010 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To examine 35-year trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity
among children and adolescents from Bogalusa, Louisiana. PATIENTS AND METHODS …