Even though the BMI correlates with a person’s adipose cell composition, the result still depends on the individual’s race/ethnicity, sex, and age. The same BMI outcome does not entirely mean every person is the same because of the difference between age, gender, and ethnicity. During the assessment, there were recent reports that the prevalence of obesity among youth, low-income pre-school, in the US has decreased between the years 2008-2011. The reason behind the decrease is because these children participated in federal nutrition programs in that 18 states including the US Virgin Islands have conducted. The decrease ranged from .03 to 2.6 percent. Additionally, there is also a decrease in obesity among children ages 6 years old and younger in eastern Massachusetts between the years
Even though the BMI correlates with a person’s adipose cell composition, the result still depends on the individual’s race/ethnicity, sex, and age. The same BMI outcome does not entirely mean every person is the same because of the difference between age, gender, and ethnicity. During the assessment, there were recent reports that the prevalence of obesity among youth, low-income pre-school, in the US has decreased between the years 2008-2011. The reason behind the decrease is because these children participated in federal nutrition programs in that 18 states including the US Virgin Islands have conducted. The decrease ranged from .03 to 2.6 percent. Additionally, there is also a decrease in obesity among children ages 6 years old and younger in eastern Massachusetts between the years