
15/03/2010
"OBESITY and it's Complications are a Worldwide Epidemic".
1)2 out of 3 U.S adults(66.3%) are considered overweight.
-Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
2)1 out of 3 U.S adults(32%) are considered obese.
-Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
3)9 million U.S Children and teens, age 6-19, are overweight.
-Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
4)65% of U.S Children and teens, age 6-19, exceed the dietary guidelines recommended for fat intake, according to U.S dietary guidelines.
-Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2002.
5)30% of all deaths worldwide each year occur from cardiovascular disease in which excessive weight and obesity are major risk factors.
-World Health Organization,2002
6)Over 75% of hypertension cases are reported to be directly attributed to obesity.
-American Obesity Association,2002
7)As many as 90% of individuals with type 2 diabetes are reported to be overweight or obese.
-American Obesity Association,2002
8)Up to 80% of coronary heart disease cases,90% of type 2 diabetes cases, and one-third of cancer cases can be avoided by changing to a healthier diet,increasing physical activity and stopping smoking.
-American Obesity Association,2002
9)1.5 billion overweight people worldwide.
-World Health Organization, 2006
10)400 million obese people world wide.
-World Health Organization, 2006
11)140 million overweight adults in the U.S.
-Center for Disease Control and Prevention,2004
12)66 million obese adults in the U.S.
-Center for Disease Control and Prevention,2004