Screening and Interventions for Childhood Overweight: A Summary of the Evidence, Figure 1

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Figure 1. Overweight Trends in Children and Adolescents⁴⁵

Graph depicting overweight trends in children and adolescents, 1963-2002. Go to Text Description [D] for details.

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Source: Ogden CL, Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Johnson CL. Prevalence and trends in overweight among U.S. children and adolescents, 1999-2000. JAMA 2002; 288(14 Oct 9): 1728-32.

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Figure 1. Overweight Trends in Children and Adolescents45

Figure 1. Overweight Trends in Children and Adolescents⁴⁵