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WEIGHT CONTROL STATISTICS

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(source:  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - www.niddk.nih.gov) 
  • Approximately 280,000 adult deaths in the US each year are attributable to obesity
  • The number of overweight individuals in the US continues to rise for all age groups
  • More than half of US adults are overweight (55%), 22% of US adults are obese
  • Approximately 40% of US adult males and females are at a "healthy weight"
  • From 1991 to 1998, obesity increased in every state of the US, in both genders, and across all races/ethnicities, age groups, educational levels, and smoking status
  • 66% of Black and Mexican American adult women are overweight versus 49% of white women
  • 61% of US adult males are overweight versus 49% of US adult females
  • As of 1994, approximately 11% of children and adolescents were overweight, up from 5% in the 1960's and 1970's
  • About 70% of people with Type 2 diabetes are overweight versus the population average of 55%
  • 28% of overweight American women have high cholesterol levels versus 16% of American women who are not overweight
  • Obese individuals have a 50-100% increased risk of death compared with non-obese individuals  (most of this increased risk is due to cardiovascular risks)
  • Total direct and indirect costs associated with obesity and overweight individuals is $99.2 billion
  • Americans spend $33 billion annually on weight loss products and services
  • 25% of Americans claim they do no physical activity at all in their leisure time


(source:  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

  • Did you know obesity and being overweight are known risk factors for: Diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, gall bladder disease, osteoporosis, sleep and breathing problems, and some forms of cancer?
  • Did you know obesity is associated with: High blood cholesterol, pregnancy complications, menstrual irregularities, psychological disorders such as depression, and increased surgical risk?
  • Did you know there are a number of methods used to determine if an individual is overweight or obese? They include Body Mass Index, Body Fat Testing, and Wieight-for-height Charts.
  • Did you know 97.1 million U.S. adults are considered overweight according to the Body Mass Index method (BMI > or = 25) and of those, 39.8 million are obese (BMI > or = 30)?
  • Did you know that many minorities (excluding Asian Americans) have higher tendencies for obesity and overweight?
    



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