Over a 5-yr period, there was a significant increase in the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents in Shanghai. The high percentage of overweight and obesity in the young age groups is of particular concern. Urbanization might be a causative factor for the increase in obesity prevalence in Chinese children in the Shanghai area.
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