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In 2009-2010, 7 million US boys and 5.5 million US girls aged 2-19 were obese
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In 2009-2010, 7 million US boys and 5.5 million US girls aged 2-19 were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Ogden CL, Carroll M, Kit B, Flegal K. Prevalence of obesity and trends in body mass index among us children and adolescents, 1999-2010. JAMA. 2012 Jan 17.
Cynthia L. Ogden, Ph.D.
Margaret D. Carroll, M.S.P.H.
Brian K. Kit, M.D., M.P.H.
Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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