Surgeon General Project: Childhood Obesity - 1725 come as well as for general health and well-being. -be for society. While addressing this concern, an important issue needs to be examined to undoubtedly merit the nation's attention and suggest factors for governmental, community, organizational and individual involvement. According to the Society of Behavioral Medicine, “since 1960, prevalence rates of overweight among children and adolescents have more than tripled. In 2003-2006, 16.3% of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 were at or above the 95th percentile and 31.9% were at or above the 85th percentile for age and sex, based on CDC growth charts 2000. (SBM). Below in Figure 1, taken directly from the CDC, is a graph to put into perspective the dramatic increase in obesity among children and adolescents between 1963 and 2008. On a positive note though, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association using NHANES, “In 2011-2012, the prevalence of obesity in the United States was 16.9% among youth and 34.9% among adults. The overall prevalence of obesity among youth remained unchanged from 2009-2010 (16.9%)9 and there has been no significant change since 2003-2004. » (JAMA). Beginning in 2004, programs began popping up across the country to reach, educate and promote better healthy lifestyles for both adults and children. These programs have sprouted across the country, but as you can see, they have only stagnated and have not yet started to decline. Children still remain at an alarmingly high rate of obesity which can worsen...... middle of paper ......ion, January 21, 2011. Web. April 5, 2014. “Childhood Obesity: A Policy Statement from the Society of Behavioral Medicine.” » Society for Behavioral Medicine (SBM). Np, and Web. Apr 1, 2014. “Children and Diabetes – More Information.” » Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 25, 2013. Web. April 5, 2014. “Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011-2012.” » JAMA Network. Np, and Web. April 5, 2014. Seaman, Andrew M. “Childhood obesity rates in the United States have increased since 1999: study. »Reuters. Thomson Reuters, April 7, 2014. Web. April 5, 2014.Stewart, Kristen. “The biggest risk factors for obesity.” EverydayHealth.com. Np, and Web. April 5, 2014. Ebbeling, Cara B., Dorota B. Pawlak, and David S. Ludwig. “Childhood obesity: public health crisis, common sense remedy.” THE LANCET 360 (2002): 473-82. Print.

Essay / Surgeon General Project: Childhood Obesity - 1725 come as well as for general health and well-being. -be for society. While addressing this concern, an important issue needs to be examined to undoubtedly merit the nation's attention and suggest factors for governmental, community, organizational and individual involvement. According to the Society of Behavioral Medicine, “since 1960, prevalence rates of overweight among children and adolescents have more than tripled. In 2003-2006, 16.3% of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 were at or above the 95th percentile and 31.9% were at or above the 85th percentile for age and sex, based on CDC growth charts 2000. (SBM). Below in Figure 1, taken directly from the CDC, is a graph to put into perspective the dramatic increase in obesity among children and adolescents between 1963 and 2008. On a positive note though, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association using NHANES, “In 2011-2012, the prevalence of obesity in the United States was 16.9% among youth and 34.9% among adults. The overall prevalence of obesity among youth remained unchanged from 2009-2010 (16.9%)9 and there has been no significant change since 2003-2004. » (JAMA). Beginning in 2004, programs began popping up across the country to reach, educate and promote better healthy lifestyles for both adults and children. These programs have sprouted across the country, but as you can see, they have only stagnated and have not yet started to decline. Children still remain at an alarmingly high rate of obesity which can worsen...... middle of paper ......ion, January 21, 2011. Web. April 5, 2014. “Childhood Obesity: A Policy Statement from the Society of Behavioral Medicine.” » Society for Behavioral Medicine (SBM). Np, and Web. Apr 1, 2014. “Children and Diabetes – More Information.” » Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 25, 2013. Web. April 5, 2014. “Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011-2012.” » JAMA Network. Np, and Web. April 5, 2014. Seaman, Andrew M. “Childhood obesity rates in the United States have increased since 1999: study. »Reuters. Thomson Reuters, April 7, 2014. Web. April 5, 2014.Stewart, Kristen. “The biggest risk factors for obesity.” EverydayHealth.com. Np, and Web. April 5, 2014. Ebbeling, Cara B., Dorota B. Pawlak, and David S. Ludwig. “Childhood obesity: public health crisis, common sense remedy.” THE LANCET 360 (2002): 473-82. Print.

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