More than one-in-five US children and teens are obese - Daily Mail


7/25/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Mansur Shaheen U.S.

More than 21% of children between the ages of two and 17 years old in the US are obese, a new study finds. Those aged 12 to 17 years old were the most at risk, with one-in-four being dangerously overweight.

America's obesity crisis only got worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, with rates of the condition among the youngest in the population starkly increasing, a new study finds. Researchers at the Pedia… [+4992 chars]

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