CDC Reports Mixed Results In Battle Against Childhood Obesity.

reports mixed results in the battle against childhood obesity. Even though “childhood obesity among children between two and five years old dropped 3.7% from 2010 to 2012, the rate increased 2.1% for children 12-19 during the same period.” Meanwhile, “the overall childhood obesity rate...remained at a constant 16.9% from 2008 through 2012.” The figures are from the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. http://time.com/3700930/childhood-obesity-michelle-obama-lets-move/