TY  - JOUR
T1  - TRends in the prevalence of extreme obesity among us preschool-aged children living in low-income families, 1998-2010
AU  - Pan L, Blanck HM, Sherry B, Dalenius K, Grummer-Strawn LM
Y1  - 2012/12/26
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.108099
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2563
EP  - 2565
VL  - 308
IS  - 24
N2  - 
To the Editor: Obesity and extreme obesity in childhood, which are more prevalent among minority and low-income families, have been associated with other cardiovascular risk factors, increased health care costs, and premature death.1- 2 Obesity and extreme obesity during early childhood are likely to continue into adulthood.3 Understanding trends in extreme obesity is important because the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors increases with severity of childhood obesity.2 However, national trends in extreme obesity among young children living in low-income families are unknown.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.108099
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.108099
ER  -