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EVIDENCE-STATEMENT: OBESITY (Screening and Counseling) Why This Chapter is • Obesity is epidemic in the United States. Between 1976 to 1980 and 1999 to Important for 2002, the proportion of adults classified as obese doubled. During that period, Employers: the proportion of children (aged 6 to 11 years) classified as overweight doubled An Overview and the proportion of overweigh