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Figure 6.2 Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Americans

Information on current rates of overweight and obesity is available from the following sites:

Healthy People 2010: Nutrition and Overweight

( http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/Document/HTML/Volume2/19Nutrition.htm )
National Center for Health Statistics

( http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm )
CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity

( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/ )
Overweight and Obesity in Adults
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults.
( http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm )
CDC Growth Charts for Infants, Children, and Adolescents

( http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts )







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