QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

Quantitative Research

Quantitative Research

Obesity amidst children and youth, sometimes called overweight, is typically defined as a body mass index (calculated by dividing weight by height squared, and expressed as kg/m2) larger than or identical to the 95th percentile for children of the identical age and gender. The prevalence of obesity amidst children and youth increased rapidly in the United States and other industrialized countries during the period 1970 to 2000. Obesity rates are furthermore rising amidst children in less industrialized countries and amidst mature individuals globally. Although the causes of obesity include both genetic and environmental determinants, obesity ultimately ...