CDC Online NewsroomUnited States17 November 2016
CDC Reports Improvement in Childhood Obesity among Young Children Enrolled in WIC - Media Statement
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Obesity among low-income children (ages 2-4 years) enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) decreased from 15.9 percent in 2010 to 14.5 percent in 2014.
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