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FAT FACTS Click the dot on each state to reveal the “fat facts” behind each state’s population. What you will find may surprise you...
GENERAL POPULATION Since 1980, obesity rates for adults have doubled and rates for children have tripled Among Americans age 20 and older, 142 million are overweight or obese (73 million men and 69 million women) From 1960 to 2004, the prevalence of overweight increased from 44.8% to 66% in U.S. adults ages 20 to 74 From 1960 to 2004, the prevalence of obesity increased from 13.3% to 32.1% in U.S. adults ages 20 to 74 MULTICULTURAL POPULATION The age-adjusted prevalence of overweight or obesity in racial and ethnic minorities is higher among Hispanic and African American women than Caucasian women About four out of five African American women are overweight or obese Among Mexican American women, 73% are overweight or obese, as compared to only 61.6% of the general female population Among Hispanic adults age 18 and older, 39.6% are overweight and 27.5% are obese 25% of African American, Hispanic, and Native American children are obese A Chilean study of 98 overweight children found that those who drank milk instead of sugary beverages didn’t have a statistically significant reduction in body fat
CHILDHOOD OBESITY 16% of U.S. children are obese Over the past three decades the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children ages 2 to 5 and adolescents ages 12 to 19 Over the past three decades the childhood obesity rate has more than tripled for children ages 6 to 11 Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults (this increases to 80% if one ore more parent is overweight or obese) From 1976 to 2004, the prevalence of obesity increased from 7.2% to 11.5% in U.S. infants ages 6 to 23 months A study by the CDC estimated that one in three American children born in 2000 will develop Diabetes in their lifetime Being obese increases a child’s risk for serious medical problems such as: Asthma, Sleep Apnea, Hip problems, Gastro-intestinal diseases, Early Puberty, Diabetes, and Depression In children who are overweight, between 25% to 40% will have the metabolic syndrome that sets the stage for Diabetes An as-yet-unpublished study led by Dr. Geetha Raghueveer from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, found the artery walls of obese children and teens (who also have high cholesterol) are as thick as artery walls in the average 45-year-old *Visit our source for more info: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.statehealthfacts.org/profilecat.jsp?rgn=3&cat=2shapeimage_6_link_0
One nation, overweight, with diabetes and heart disease for all... WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF OBESITY