Childhood Obesity: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Clinical Practice —Part One

Despite the focus on reducing childhood overweight and obesity in the United States over the past decade, recent reports indicate an increasing trend in prevalence among youth 2 –19 years of age (Hales, Carroll, Fryar,& Ogden, 2017; Skinner, Ravanbakht, Skelton, Perrin,& Armstrong, 2018). The overall prevalence of childhood obesity in 2016 was 18.5%, with significantly higher prevalence among non-Hispanic black youth (22.0%) and Hispanic youth (25.8%; Hales et al., 2017). Particularly concerning is the latest obesity prevalence rate of 13.9% among children 2 –5 years old, which increased 5% since 2014 (Hales et al., 2017; Skinner et al., 2018).

Source: Journal of Pediatric Health Care - January 27, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Michele L. Polfuss, Karen G. Duderstadt, Jill F. Kilanowski, Mary E. Thompson, Ren ée L. Davis, Margaret Quinn Tags: Practice Guidelines Source Type: research