Abstract Purpose of Review Adult obesity and cardiovascular diseases are closely linked.
Yet, the relationship of childhood and adolescent obesities with cardiovascular diseases in …

Obesity now affects one in five children in the United States. Discrimination against
overweight children begins early in childhood and becomes progressively institutionalized …

Background In light of the worldwide increase in childhood obesity, we examined the
association between body-mass index (BMI) in late adolescence and death from …

Background The effect of childhood risk factors for cardiovascular disease on adult mortality
is poorly understood. Methods In a cohort of 4857 American Indian children without diabetes …

Background The worldwide epidemic of childhood obesity is progressing at an alarming
rate. Risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) are already identifiable in overweight …

Context.—Physical inactivity contributes to weight gain in adults, but whether this
relationship is true for children of different ethnic groups is not well established. Objective …

We describe prevalence and trends in overweight among children and adolescents (6 to 17
years old) in the US population and variation in the prevalence by sex, age, race-ethnicity …

Overweight/obesity continues to increase in children and adolescents, and annual obesity-
related hospital costs in 6–17 yr olds have reached $127 million per year. Overweight …

Objective: To examine prevalence of overweight and trends in overweight for children and
adolescents in the US population. Design: Nationally representative cross-sectional surveys …

This paper reviews child and adolescent adiposity measures and associated long-term
health risks. The first section argues that anthropometric measures are practical for large …