Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Prevalence of obesity (BMI > 95th centile) among children and adolescents aged 2-19 in the United States between 1971-74 to 2009-10 shows a recent plateau from 2003-04 onwards.
Source: Based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) published in Ogden et al., Health E-Stat 2010 1 and Ogden et al., Journal of the American Medical Association 2012 4.
