The prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents and obesity among men increased significantly during the 6-year period from 1999 to 2004; among women, no overall increases in the prevalence of obesity were observed. These estimates were based on a 6-year period and suggest that the increases in body weight are continuing in men and in children and adolescents while they may be leveling off in women.
Lähde: Ogden Cynthia L, Carroll Margaret D, Curtin Lester R, McDowell Margaret A, Tabak Carolyn J, Flegal Katherine M. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004. JAMA 295: 1549-1555, 2006
