Barriers to the treatment of childhood obesity: A call to action  

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Dietz, William H. ; Nelson, Andrew

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of Pediatrics vol. 135 no. 05 (Nov. 1999), page 535-536.
Topik: MCO ; Managed care organization

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: J45.K.1999.02 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Obesity is epidemic in the United States. According to data collected in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), completed in 1994, 10% to 15% of children and adolescents are obese, defined as a body mass index = 95th percentile for children or adolescents of the same age and gender. Furthermore, between 1980 and 1994, the prevalence of obesity doubled.1 Because 65% of obese 5- to 10-year-old children have at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor and 25% of 5- to 10-year-old children have 2 or more, childhood obesity must be considered as more than a cosmetic problem. The prevalence of obesity, the recent increases in the prevalence of obesity, and the co-morbidities associated with obesity emphasize the urgency with which effective treatment and prevention must be developed and implemented in primary care settings.

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