Childhood obesity rates are increasing in Rhode Island.
A report from Rhode Island Kid's Count finds that in 2020, 35-percent of kids between the ages of two and 17 were either overweight or obese.
That's up from 31-percent in 2019.
According to the report there's been an increase in the overweight and obesity rate since the beginning of the pandemic.
"Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen an increase in childhood overweight and obesity. State agencies, health care providers,
hospitals, insurers, schools, and community agencies should monitor trends in clinical, claims, and self- reported data on overweight and obesity among
children to identify opportunities for intervention and programs to support children's healthy weight," the report says.
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