Child Obesity Rates In U.S. May Have Peaked, No New Growth

Boston (dbTechno) – The CDC has come out and stated that the childhood obesity rates in the U.S. may have peaked. This comes as researchers announced that for the first time in 45 years, the childhood obesity rate in the U.S. have remained constant.

One of the authors of the new study, Cynthia Ogden of the National Center for Health Statistics stated that the childhood obesity rates remained constant for the first time in 45 years. The study consisted of over 8,000 children.

In the 1960s, 5% of teens were overweight. This rose to 16% in 1999 but has since stalled.

This was seen among all groups including boys, girls, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Whites, etc.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believe that the childhood obesity rates in the U.S. may have peaked.

The report has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The numbers shot up from 5% of teens being overweight in the 1960s, to 16% in 1999.

Researchers found that as of right now, those who are 12 to 19-years old were more likely to be obese compared to kids 2 to 5-years old.

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