Question

Read this passage.

Childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States putting children and adolescents at risk for poor health. Obesity prevalence among children and adolescents is still too high.


For children and adolescents aged 2–19 years, the rate of obesity was 18.5% and affected about 13.7 million children and adolescents.


–Child Obesity Facts, Centers for Disease Control


Which detail best supports the idea that obesity affects children of all ages?


O Obesity puts children and adolescents at risk.

O The number of obese children is too high.

O 18.5% of people aged 2–19 are obese.

O Childhood obesity is a big problem in the United States.

Answer 1

18.5% of people aged 2–19 are obese.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a fact that is stated compared to the rest of the options which aren't stated as evidence.

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Answer 2

18.5% of people aged 2–19 are obese.

Step-by-step explanation:

The other options are vague, whereas this one backs up the claim with statistics.