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prevention of childhood obesity  

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  • Obesity is a serious and growing threat to children's health. The 1998 estimates of the prevalence of obesity (defined as having a body mass index [BMI] > 95th percentile) in children ages 6 to 17 years was approximately 11%, with an additional 14% identified as overweight (85th–95th percentiles). [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Obesity, Prevention in Childhood]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MQNMMK93-3

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