The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR), a public− private
partnership of 4 leading childhood obesity research funders—the Centers for Disease …

Rising rates of childhood obesity over the past 2 decades have spurred a number of public-
and private-sector initiatives aimed at halting or even reversing this trend. Recognizing …

This paper arises from a series of workshops held by the National Collaborative on
Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) 1 and summarizes priorities and next steps for …

Childhood obesity is a serious problem that is expected to create lifelong health challenges
for millions of Americans and potentially overwhelm the ability of healthcare providers to …

The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR; www. nccor. org) is a
partnership among four major funders of childhood obesity research: the CDC, the NIH, the …

The CDC estimate that w20% of American children are already overweight or obese before
they begin school. Moreover, the risk of obesity in young children is even higher in low …

Background: Childhood obesity is highly prevalent, is associated with both short-and long-
term adverse outcomes, disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minority and economically …

Obesity is the most prevalent chronic health condition in children, thereby it is a major public
health concern. Between the 1960s and 2012, there was an almost fourfold increase in the …

Childhood obesity is a serious national problem that affects children in communities across
the United States (US). An estimated 12.5 million (17%) US children and adolescents 2–19 …

Almost before our eyes, pediatric obesity has grown to epidemic proportions in the United
States and elsewhere, and is now known to be associated with a number of medical and …