To battle the obesity epidemic in America, health care professionals and policymakers need relevant, useful data on the effectiveness of obesity prevention poli

To battle the obesity epidemic in America, health care professionals and policymakers need relevant, useful data on the effectiveness of obesity prevention poli

Children's health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of

As the public health threat of childhood obesity has become clear, the issue has become the focus of local, state, and national initiatives. Many of these effor

The remarkable increase in the prevalence of obesity among children and youth in the United States over a relatively short timespan represents one of the defini