Facts about Obesity

Obesity is taking over America and it isn't being subtle. It’s storming up problems all over America. More than one-third of adults are obese and that isn't including the children that are following in their parents’ footsteps. Obesity has done a toll of damage to the American people such as heart disease, strokes, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer. These are just some of the leading causes of preventable death. Although you think it can’t get any worse, well it is. The obesity rate still keeps growing and rapidly. In 2011, 39 states had a prevalence of 25% or more. This means that more than 25% of the population of each of those 39 states was obese. 12 other states were even worse than those 39 states.  12 other states had a prevalence of 30% or more. The south of the United States had the highest prevalence of obesity with 29.5%. No state met the nation's Healthy People 2010 goal to lower obesity prevalence to 15%.  Rather than lowering the prevalence, in 2010, there were 12 states that doubled the goal percentage of prevalence.  Non-Hispanic blacks have the highest age-adjusted rates of obesity with 49.5% compared to Mexican Americans who have an obesity rate of 40.4%. All Hispanics have the rate of 39.1% and non-Hispanic whites have an obesity rate of 34.3%. Being a Hispanic and seeing that we make up 39.1% of the number one health risk to face America is pretty surprising but understandable at the same time for the reason being that our food is so heavy with grease and fat.


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http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html