Severe Obesity Rises Among Kids With ‘Significant Implications’ for Future Health: Study

Published on December 21, 2023

Rates of severe obesity among children aged 2 to 4 in the United States rose between 2016 and 2020, reversing an earlier declining trend, according to a new study. The study, published in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) journal on Dec. 18, examined the prevalence of severe obesity among 16.6 million low-income children aged 2 to 4 who were enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) between 2010 and 2020. Researchers found that the prevalence of severe obesity “significantly decreased” between 2010 and 2016, dropping from 2.1 to 1.8 percent. However, severe obesity then increased to 2 percent by 2020. The researchers found that girls had a “slightly higher” prevalence of severe obesity compared to boys. Prevalence of severe obesity rose with age, with the highest incidence found among 4-year-olds....

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