Boys with parents who were overweight or obese both before pregnancy and after a 16-year follow-up were 5.7 times more likely to be overweight or obese at the age of 16 than children whose parents were not overweight or obese according to a recent study from Finland.

Girls with parents who were overweight or obese both before pregnancy and after 16-year follow-up were 14.8 times more likely to be overweight or obese at the age of 16 than children whose parents were not overweight or obese according to a recent study from Finland.

“One-in-five children are affected by excess body weight across all countries, and in Greece, the United States and Italy the figure is closer to one third. Only in China, Korea and Turkey are 10% or less of children overweight,” notes a recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which has been around for 50 years.

“Only in China, Korea and Turkey are 10% or less of children overweight.

“In most countries, boys have higher rates of overweight and obesity than do girls.

“Girls tend to have higher rates in Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark), as well as in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Australia,”

The attached chart shows that 35% of US boys aged 5-17, and 36% of US girls are overweight or obese, and that 37% of Greek boys and 45% of Greek girls are overweight or obese.

These two countries have the biggest childhood obesity problem.

At the bottom of the list as the countries with the lowest rates of childhood obesity are:

• 4.5% Girls in China
• 5.9% of Boys in China
• 9.9% of Girls in Korea
• 16.2% of Boys in Korea
• 10.3% of Girls in Turkey
• 11.3% of Boys in Turkey

“One-in-five children are affected by excess body weight across all countries, and in Greece, the United States and Italy the figure is closer to one third. Only in China, Korea and Turkey are 10% or less of children overweight,” notes a recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which has been around for 50 years.

“Only in China, Korea and Turkey are 10% or less of children overweight.

“In most countries, boys have higher rates of overweight and obesity than do girls.

“Girls tend to have higher rates in Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark), as well as in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Australia,”

In 1999-2000, 14% of US boys, 2-19 years old, were obese, by 2009-2010, 18.6% were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 1999-2000, 13.8% of US girls, 2-19 years old, were obese, by 2009-2010, 15% were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009-2010, 7 million US boys and 5.5 million US girls aged 2-19 were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009-2010, 18.6% of US boys, 2-19 years old, were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009-2010, 15% of US girls, 2-19 years old, were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009-2010, 14.4% of US boys, 2- to 5-years-old, were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009-2010, 9.6% of US girls, 2- to 5-years-old, were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009-2010, 20.1% of US boys, 6- to 11-years-old, were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009–2010, 15.7% of US girls, 6- to 11-years-old, were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009-2010, 19.6% of US boys, 12-19 years old, were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009-2010, 17.1% of US girls, 12-19 years old, were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010, as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Between 1999-2000 and 2009-2010, there was an increase in the prevalence of obesity among boys, but not among girls according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010,  as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009-2010, over 78 million US adults and about 12.5 million US children and adolescents were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010,  as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009-2010, 16.9% of U.S. children were obese according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010,  as reported by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Teen boys who sleep 7 hours or less on weekdays weigh roughly 7 lbs more than those sleeping more than 7 hours according to a study by Radha Rao, MD, DeBakey of the VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas and others.

Teen girls who sleep 7 hours or less on weekdays weigh roughly 6 lbs more than those sleeping more than 7 hours according to a study by Radha Rao, MD, DeBakey of the VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas and others.

Here is a table showing the childhood obesity rates in US states for children 10- to 17-years-old as shown in the report “F” as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future from Trust for America’s Health, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Here is a table showing the childhood obesity rates in US states for children 10- to 17-years-old in the states with the highest and lowest rates of obesity as shown in the report “F” as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future from Trust for America’s Health, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Here is a table showing the percentage of obese and overweight U.S. High School students by race as shown in the report “F” as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future from Trust for America’s Health, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Here is a table showing the percentage of obese and overweight U.S. High School students by sex as shown in the report “F” as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future from Trust for America’s Health, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Here is a table showing the percentage of obese and overweight U.S. High School students by sex and race as shown in the report “F” as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future from Trust for America’s Health, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.