C hildhood obesity is one of the most pressing health threats facing the United States. Today, one third of American children and adolescents are obese or overweight. Over the past 30 years, the prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled for children 2 to 5 years of age and youth 12 to 19 years of age, and it has quadrupled for children 6 to 11 years old. 1
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