Children And Teens Gained Weight At An Alarming Rate During The Pandemic, The CDC Says
A new CDC study found that the percentage of obese children and teens increased to 22%, compared to 19% before the pandemic. It also found that expected annual weight gain ranged from 5 to 15 pounds.
As a group, American children and teenagers have seen a significant increase in weight gain since before the COVID-19 pandemic, with the biggest jumps occurring in younger school-aged children and those who were already prone to obesity, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The , published Thursday, looked at 432,302 people between the ages of 2 and 19 years and found, among other things, that the percentage of obese children and teens increased to 22%, compared to 19% before the pandemic.
