RT Book, Section
A1 Smith-Beckley, Michelle
A1 Fidlin, Brian M.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6733348
T1 Chapter 32. The Overweight or Obese Child
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6733348
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  percentage  of  overweight  children  in  the  United  States  has  more  than  tripled  since  1980  with  the  greatest  impact  occurring  among  minority  and  economically  disadvantaged  children.1  Globally,  it  is  currently  estimated  that  1  in  10  school-aged  children  is  overweight  (roughly  155  million  children)  and  30  to  45  million  of  those  children  are  considered  obese.2  For  children  under  the  age  of  5  years,  a  further  22  million  children  are  considered  overweight.3  These  findings  suggest  a  very  troubling  future  given  that  the  likelihood  of  obesity  persisting  into  adulthood  increases  from  20%  at  4  years  of  age  to  80%  by  adolescence  and  that  obesity  increases  the  risk  for  a  myriad  of  weight-related  health  complications.4