Figure 4. Modeled Effects of Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment on BMI for Children Aged 8-13 Using CDC Growth Charts: United States. Body Mass Index-for-age Percentiles: Girls 2 to 20 Years

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Note: Large black circles indicate the mean BMI of study participants at a given age at the time of entry into a typical behavioral counseling weight loss trial. The bracket to the right of each circle indicates the typical range of mean participant BMI one year after trial entry. Top and bottom bars of brackets indicate a 10% or 20% reduction in percent overweight converted to BMI, respectively, which was the typical amount of weight lost.

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