Obesity in US children increased at an unprecedented rate during the pandemic
Owen Dyer
Abstract
Obesity in US children increased at an unprecedented rate during the pandemic Owen DyerThe proportion of US children who are overweight or obese, which has climbed steadily for years, surged to unprecedented levels during the pandemic, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 1 Among a cohort of 432 302 people aged 2-19 years, the rate of body mass index (BMI) increase roughly doubled during the pandemic compared with the period preceding it.The greatest increases were seen in children aged 6-11 and in those already overweight before the pandemic.
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PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Obesity2019-20 coronavirus outbreakComputer scienceMedicineData scienceVirologyInternal medicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseObesity and Health PracticesClimate Change and Health ImpactsGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology