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CDC

Combatting Childhood Obesity | CDC Features

children  childhood  CDC  childhood obesity  obesity  overweight  physical activity  CDC Features  children's health 

Recent scientific studies are beginning to show progress against the childhood obesity epidemic, but the numbers of young people affected by obesity remain at high levels. Learn what you can do to combat childhood obesity.

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CDC

Combatting Childhood Obesity | CDC Features

CDC  childhood obesity  obesity  overweight  physical activity  CDC Features  children's health 

Recent scientific studies are beginning to show progress against the childhood obesity epidemic, but the numbers of young people affected by obesity remain at high levels. Learn what you can do to combat childhood obesity.

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NCI

Obesity and Cancer

cancer  risk  dietary  activity  breast  obesity  weight  mass  overweight  BMI  physical  energy  3.70 

A fact sheet that summarizes the evidence linking overweight and obesity to the risk of various cancers and to cancer survivorship.

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NIEHS

Obesity

health  research  science  environment  obesity  weight  overweight  conditions and diseases  obese 

Millions of Americans and people worldwide are overweight or obese.

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NIEHS

Obesogens

health  research  science  environment  weight  overweight  gene  conditions and diseases  obesogens  obese 

Scientists are exploring the role that chemicals may play in weight gain and obesity.

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CDC

Assessing Your Weight: Body Mass Index BMI

obesity  weight  overweight  physical activity  healthy eating  BMI  Body Mass Index (BMI)  Assessing Your Weight  BMI Calculator  Preventing Weight Gain  Losing Weight  Changing Eating Habits  Caloric Balance  Planning Meals  Exercise Effects of Overweight and Obesity 

BMI can be used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems but it is not diagnostic of the body fatness or health of an individual. Learn more.

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CDC

Obesity and Overweight: Childhood

statistics  children  factors  childhood  child  surveillance  data  trends  rates  childhood obesity  obesity  weight  consequences  overweight  obese  fat  body fat  child obesity  obesity in children  obesity statistics 

Obesity now affects 1 in 6 children and adolescents in the United States. Learn more...

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CDC

Obesity and Overweight: Data and Statistics

statistics  children  factors  childhood  child  surveillance  data  trends  rates  childhood obesity  obesity  weight  consequences  overweight  obese  Adult Obesity Facts  Childhood Obesity Facts  Maps  and Trends  State Indicator Reports 

Public health surveillance is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of outcome-specific data for use in planning, interpretation, and evaluation of public health practice.

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CDC

Healthy Weight: Assessing Your Weight: BMI: Adult BMI Calculator: Metric | DNPAO | CDC

obesity  weight  overweight  physical activity  healthy eating  BMI  Assessing Your Weight  BMI Calculator  Preventing Weight Gain  Losing Weight  Changing Eating Habits  Caloric Balance  Planning Meals  Exercise Effects of Overweight and Obesity  MBI  metric 

This metric calculator provides BMI and the corresponding BMI weight status category. Use this calculator for adults, 20 years old and older. Learn more.

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CDC

Children's BMI Tool for Schools

obesity  weight  overweight  physical activity  healthy eating  BMI  Assessing Your Weight  BMI Calculator  Preventing Weight Gain  Losing Weight  Changing Eating Habits  Caloric Balance  Planning Meals  Exercise Effects of Overweight and Obesity  Children's BMI  Tool for Schools 

The Children's BMI Tool for Schools is an Excel spreadsheet intended for use by school, child care, and other professionals who want to compute Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-age for a group of up to 2000 children, for example a school class room or grade. Learn more.

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CDC

Healthy Weight: Causes of Overweight and Obesity: Other Factors

obesity  weight  overweight  physical activity  healthy eating  BMI  Assessing Your Weight  BMI Calculator  Preventing Weight Gain  Losing Weight  Changing Eating Habits  Caloric Balance  Planning Meals  Exercise Effects of Overweight and Obesity 

There are a variety of factors that play a role in obesity – behavior, environment, and genetics may have an effect in causing people to be overweight and obese. Learn more.

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CDC

Healthy Weight: Effects of Overweight

health effects  obesity  weight  overweight  physical activity  healthy eating  BMI  Assessing Your Weight  BMI Calculator  Preventing Weight Gain  Losing Weight  Changing Eating Habits  Caloric Balance  Planning Meals  Exercise Effects of Overweight and Obesity 

People who are obese, compared to those with a normal or healthy weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions. Learn more.

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