Evidence Suggests , Severe Obesity Increasing , Among Young US Children.<br />'Time' reports that a new study has added to <br />the evidence that severe obesity is becoming <br />more common in young children in the United States.<br />National data suggests that approximately <br />2.5% of all preschool-aged children are , severely obese.<br />About a decade ago, those numbers seemed to be <br />dropping. The latest update released in the <br />journal, 'Pediatrics,' warns the rate has been rising again.<br />We were doing well and now <br />we see this upward trend. We are <br />dismayed at seeing these findings, Heidi Blanck, U.S. Centers for Disease <br />Control and Prevention, via 'Time'.<br />The study, which looked at children between <br />the ages of two and four, was involved with <br />the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program.<br />In 2010, researchers found <br />that 2.1% of the kids in the<br /> program were severely obese.<br />By 2016, the rate had dropped to 1.8%.<br />However, by 2020, the rate had <br />started to climb back up to 2%.<br />'Time' reports that 2% equates <br />to about about 33,000 of over 1.6 million <br />children who take part in the WIC program.<br />According to experts, severe obesity at an early age has <br />been found to be nearly irreversible, and has been linked <br />with both chronic health problems and early death
