| Description |
1 online resource (4 p.) : col. ill. |
| Series |
Economic brief ; no. 13. |
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Economic brief (United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service) ; no. 13.
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| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Note |
Title from PDF title screen (viewed June 1, 2009). |
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"April 2009." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 4). |
| Summary |
One of the most worrisome aspects of the growing tide of obesity in the United States is the high rate of overweight among children. Over one in five young children, ages 2 to 5, are at risk of being overweight -- meaning their Body-Mass-Index-for-age is at or above the 85th percentile. These children face both current and long-term health problems, and their numbers have grown in the past two decades. The number of young children whose families participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) also grew in that time period, more than doubling from 1.7 million in 1988 to 4.0 million in 2007. |
| Subject |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (U.S.)
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Obesity in children -- United States.
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Overweight children -- United States.
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| Added Author |
United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service.
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| Added Title |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and the battle against childhood overweight |
| Gpo Item No. |
0042-V-53 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
A 93.73/3:13 |
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