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Prevalence of Obesity With Confirmed Excess Adiposity in US Children and Adolescents

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2991

September 08, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study measures excess adiposity for pediatric obesity among a population-based pediatric cohort in southern Texas.

Corresponding Author: Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 312 South Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (pglarsen@unc.edu).

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