Results from National Health and Nutrtion Examination Survey showed that 17% of children ages 2-19 years old are overweight. Children between the ages of 6-11 have increased from 11 to 19% from 1988-94 to 2003-2004.

Based on data, overweight in children and adolescents was stable from the 1960s to 1980. However, since 1994, overweight in youths has increased ever since 1994.

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