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The CDC tracks childhood obesity trends in the U.S., reporting a rise in the early 2000s, followed by declines from 2010 to 2014. To further describe these trends, CDC researchers analyzed body-mass index (BMI) data from over 12 million children aged 2 through 4 years enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) between 2010 and 2016, adjusting for age (2, 3, or 4 years), sex, and race/ethnicity. Prevalence was calculated for obesity (BMI at or above the 95th percentile) and for obesity and overweight (BMI between the 85th and 95th percentiles) combined.
From 2010 to 2016, overall crude prevalence declined for obesity (15.9% to 13.9%; adjusted prevalence difference, −1.9% [95% confidence inter…