Obesity Rate Among Preschool Children Declining, CDC Report Finds

reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published new data showing preschool children who receive “government food aid are reaching healthier body mass indexes...signaling a steady decline in obesity rates.” The data show “obesity rates dropped to about 14% in 2016...down from 16% in 2010.” The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, also show all “racial and ethnic groups recorded a statistically significant decline in obesity.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/18/childhood-obesity-rates-down-us-preschoolers-study/1494257001/