• DuPage obesity rates among kindergarten, sixth grade, and ninth grade public school students have declined slightly since 2011-2012.
• Still, one in seven (15.1%) kindergarten, sixth grade, and ninth grade public school students in DuPage County is obese; 44% of obese children had elevated blood pressure.
• The DuPage obesity rate for 2-4 year olds enrolled in the USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (20.3%) and the DuPage kindergartener obesity rate (14.3%) both exceed the national rate for 2-5 year olds (8.4%), stressing the need for early intervention.
• One in four (26.4%) adults in DuPage County identified as obese. An additional 33.5% (one in 3) identified as overweight.

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