{"id":855,"date":"2014-04-22T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whyweight.com\/childhood-obesity-rates-still-on-the-rise\/"},"modified":"2014-04-22T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T18:00:03","slug":"childhood-obesity-rates-still-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whyweight.com\/childhood-obesity-rates-still-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood Obesity Rates Still on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whyweight.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/91460586-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Childhood Obesity\" title=\"Childhood Obesity\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1701\" \/>U.S. childhood obesity rates have increased over the past 14 years, according to a study published online and in the medical journal<em> JAMA Pediatrics<\/em> on April 7th. * This sheds some doubt over the CDC\u2019s announcement back in February when its researchers announced that they found a sharp drop in preschool obesity rates over the past decade. Children are considered <a href=\"https:\/\/whyweight.wpengine.com\/obesity\/\">obese<\/a> when their body mass index exceeds that of 95 percent of their peers of the same age and sex.<\/p>\n<p>The new study used the same data source as the CDC but analyzed obesity rates over a different time frame.  It found increases in <a href=\"https:\/\/whyweight.wpengine.com\/parents-may-underestimate-calorie-count-in-fastfood-meals-for-kids\/\">obesity for children<\/a> age 2 to 19, and a considerable rise in the percentage who were severely obese.  This was especially noticeable among black boys, Hispanic girls and white girls.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Asheley Cockrell Skinner of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the main message of her analysis is that childhood obesity rates have not improved.  She also said that there is some evidence that intensive weight loss can be beneficial for overweight and obese children, but intensive weight loss programs are not widely available.<\/p>\n<p>The Surgical Specialists of Louisiana and Mississippi offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/whyweight.wpengine.com\/about-us\/\">multi-disciplinary team<\/a> approach to weight loss including Myweight, a medical weight management program, and pre- and post-operative care.  <a href=\"https:\/\/whyweight.wpengine.com\/seminars\/\">Free weekly weight loss surgery seminars<\/a> provide information for potential patients. <a href=\"https:\/\/whyweight.wpengine.com\/support-groups\/\">Support groups<\/a> give surgical patients a way to share their experience, bariatric-friendly recipes, and motivational exercise tips.  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