"...A troubling new report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that almost 40 percent of American adults and nearly 20 percent of adolescents are obese — the highest rates ever recorded for the U.S.
"It's difficult to be optimistic at this point," said Dr. Frank Hu, chair of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.
"The trend of obesity has been steadily increasing in both children and adults despite many public health efforts to improve nutrition and physical activity."
The continued weight increase in the youngest Americans is especially worrisome for long-term health.
One in five adolescents, ages 12–19; one in five kids, ages 6–11, and and one in ten preschoolers, ages 2–5 are considered obese, not just overweight..."
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