Overweight and obesity on the rise in the United States, except in adult women
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When comparing data of 3958 US children and adolescents and 4431 US adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2003-2004 with data collected in 1999-2001, there was a significant rise in the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents whilst the prevalence of obesity significantly increased among adult men but not among adult women during the 6 years.
