Which of the following statements regarding childhood obesity is correct according to the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)?

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The prevalence of obese children, adolescents, and adults has increased in the United States and is considered an epidemic.Children and adolescents (ages 2 to 19) are categorized as being obese if their body mass index (BMI), expressed as weight/height², is equal to or greater than the 85th percentile of age- and sex-specific BMI growth charts.According to results from the recent 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which is conducted by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, 17.0% of children and adolescents are obese.By age group 8.9%, 17.5%, and 20.5% of children and adolescents 2 to 5, 6 to 11, and 12 to 19 years of age, respectively, were obese with the same pattern found in both sexes.

Which of the Following Statements Regarding Childhood Obesity Is Correct