Childhood obesity is a leading public health concern that disproportionately affects low-income and minority children. Those children who are obese in their preschool years are more likely to be obese in adolescence and adulthood. A Healthy People 2010 objective is to reduce to 5% the percentage of children and adolescents who are obese. To analyze progress in reducing childhood obesity, CDC examined data from 1998-2008. The findings indicated that obesity prevalence among low-income, preschool-aged children increased steadily from 12.4% in 1998 to 14.5% in 2003 but subsequently remained essentially the same, with a 14.6% prevalence in 2008.
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