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Overfed Yet Undernourished: Solving the paradox of overweight and nutritional deficiencies

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Overfed Yet Undernourished: Solving the paradox of overweight and nutritional deficiencies

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    1. Overfed Yet Undernourished: Solving the paradox of overweight and nutritional deficiencies Keith-Thomas Ayoob, EdD, RD, FADA Associate Clinical Professor Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY Pennsylvania Dietetic Association April 15, 2011

    2. DEFINITIONS BMI 85% - 94% = “overweight” BMI > 95% = Obese BMI correlates with measures of body fatness. The CDC doesn’t acknowledge the term “obesity” in children – the word overweight may connote a milder degree of excess body fat. Children are either “overweight” or “at risk of overweight”. Both measurements are based on the body mass index, which is gender-specific and available for children ages 2-20 years. BMI correlates with measures of body fatness. The CDC doesn’t acknowledge the term “obesity” in children – the word overweight may connote a milder degree of excess body fat. Children are either “overweight” or “at risk of overweight”. Both measurements are based on the body mass index, which is gender-specific and available for children ages 2-20 years.

    3. BRAVE NEW WORLD “Childhood obesity is the #1 health problem in children” “Today’s kids will have shorter lives than their parents”

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