Overweight & Obesity
Overweight & Obesity
     * Strategies to Prevent & Manage Obesity
               o Acting Early to Prevent Obesity
               o Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD) 1.0
               o Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD) 2.0
     * Adult Overweight and Obesity
          + Defining Adult Obesity
          + Adult Obesity Causes & Consequences
          + Defining Childhood Obesity
          + Childhood Obesity Causes & Consequences
          + CDC Reports Improvement in Childhood Obesity among Young
          + Adult Obesity Facts
          + Childhood Obesity Facts
               o Adult Obesity Maps
     * Overweight & Obesity
Defining Adult Overweight and Obesity
   BMI, is used as a screening tool for overweight or obesity.
   Obesity is frequently subdivided into categories:
     * Class 3: BMI of 40 or higher. Class 3 obesity is sometimes
       categorized as “extreme” or “severe” obesity.
       Obesity .
   BMI in predicting obesity-related medical conditions. Obes. (Silver
     * Overweight & Obesity
          + Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity,