locate thepossible arguments The argument presented in the text is that the percentage of overweight children and teenagers in the United States is increasing, as evidenced by the results of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The argument is supported by the data from the survey, which shows a rise in the percentage of overweight children and teenagers over the past two decades. The initial results for 1999 show an increase in the percentage of overweight children aged 6-11 years from 11% to 13% and an increase in the percentage of overweight teenagers aged 12-19 years from 11% to 14% compared to the previous survey conducted from 1988 to 1994