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Cynthia L. Ogden is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their work primarily centers on medicine, with a specific focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as general health professions, physiology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and ecology.

The main topics in Ogden's research include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Ogden has authored multiple research papers, including:

  • "Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Race and Hispanic Origin-1999-2000 to 2017-2018" (2020), published in JAMA
  • "Dietary Polyphenol Intake in US Adults and 10-Year Trends: 2007-2016" (2020), published in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • "A method for calculating BMI z-scores and percentiles above the 95th percentile of the CDC growth charts" (2020), published in Annals of Human Biology
  • "Changes in adiposity among children and adolescents in the United States, 1999-2006 to 2011-2018" (2021), published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "Prevalence of Obesity and CKD Among Adults in the United States, 2017-2020" (2022), published in Kidney Medicine

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ogden include:

  • Craig M. Hales
  • Edwina Wambogo
  • Cheryl D. Fryar
  • Nicholas Ansai
  • David S. Freedman

The scientist's work has been published in multiple venues with notable frequency, such as:

  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Obesity
  • Journal of Nutrition

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Margaret D. Carroll;Lester R. Curtin;Margaret A. McDowell

  • Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011-2012.

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Margaret D. Carroll;Brian K. Kit;Brian K. Kit;Katherine M. Flegal

  • 2000 CDC Growth Charts for the United States: methods and development.

    Robert J Kuczmarski;Cynthia L Ogden;Shumei S Guo;Laurence M Grummer-Strawn

  • Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999-2008.

    Katherine M. Flegal;Margaret D. Carroll;Cynthia L. Ogden;Lester R. Curtin

  • Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2000

    Katherine M. Flegal;Margaret D. Carroll;Cynthia L. Ogden;Clifford L. Johnson

  • CDC growth charts; United States

    Robert J. Kuczmarski;Cynthia L. Ogden;Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn;Katherine M. Flegal

  • Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in the Distribution of Body Mass Index Among US Adults, 1999-2010

    Katherine M. Flegal;Margaret D. Carroll;Brian K. Kit;Cynthia L. Ogden

  • PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG US CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS, 1999-2002

    Allison A. Hedley;Cynthia L. Ogden;Clifford L. Johnson;Margaret D. Carroll

  • PREVALENCE AND TRENDS IN OVERWEIGHT AMONG US CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, 1999-2000

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Katherine M. Flegal;Margaret D. Carroll;Clifford L. Johnson

  • Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth: United States, 2011-2014.

    Ogden Cl;Carroll;Fryar Cd;Flegal Km

  • Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Margaret D. Carroll;Brian K. Kit;Katherine M. Flegal

  • Prevalence of high body mass index in US children and adolescents, 2007-2008.

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Margaret D. Carroll;Lester R. Curtin;Molly M. Lamb

  • Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth: United States, 2015-2016.

    Craig M Hales;Margaret D Carroll;Cheryl D Fryar;Cynthia L Ogden

  • Trends in Obesity Among Adults in the United States, 2005 to 2014.

    Katherine M. Flegal;Deanna Kruszon-Moran;Margaret D. Carroll;Cheryl D. Fryar

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 Growth Charts for the United States: Improvements to the 1977 National Center for Health Statistics Version

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Robert J. Kuczmarski;Katherine M. Flegal;Zuguo Mei

  • High body mass index for age among US children and adolescents, 2003-2006.

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Margaret D. Carroll;Katherine M. Flegal

  • Trends in Obesity Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1988-1994 Through 2013-2014

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Margaret D. Carroll;Hannah G. Lawman;Cheryl D. Fryar

  • Prevalence of obesity in the United States, 2009-2010.

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Margaret D. Carroll;Brian K. Kit;Katherine M. Flegal

  • The Epidemiology of Obesity

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Susan Z. Yanovski;Margaret D. Carroll;Katherine M. Flegal

  • Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Adults: United States, 2017-2018.

    Craig M Hales;Margaret D Carroll;Cheryl D Fryar;Cynthia L Ogden

Frequent Co-Authors

Katherine M. Flegal
Katherine M. Flegal Stanford University
David S. Freedman
David S. Freedman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn
Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William H. Dietz
William H. Dietz George Washington University
Carol Maher
Carol Maher University of South Australia
Barry I. Graubard
Barry I. Graubard National Institutes of Health
Jack A. Yanovski
Jack A. Yanovski National Institutes of Health
Lauren Lissner
Lauren Lissner University of Gothenburg
Elsie M. Taveras
Elsie M. Taveras Harvard University
Gary D. Foster
Gary D. Foster University of Pennsylvania

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