Abstract
The latest epidemiological data suggest that the incidence of obesity among children may have stabilized, although at a dangerously high level. There are currently about 13 million obese children and adolescents in the U.S. Moreover, significant racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist and may be widening. This report consists of an expansive, annotated literature review in two broad sections—(1) intervention studies geared at preventing childhood obesity and (2) studies that examine some of the social determinants of health underlying the epidemic.
