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weight management in children and adolescents  

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  • Few health conditions affect as many Americans as obesity, with an estimated 23 million children who were either overweight or obese in 2004. In the preceding 3 decades, the prevalence of obesity, defined as a BMI greater than the 95th percentile for age and gender, increased dramatically from 5% in the 1970s to 17% at the turn of the century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Weight Management in Children and Adolescents]

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