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More in US Obese Than Just Overweight
Overweight and Obesity Health
Consequences
U.S. States Pay Billions in
Obesity-Related Health-Care Costs
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Overweight
and Obesity: Health Consequences
For more information about these and other health problems
associated with overweight and obesity, visit Clinical
Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of
Overweight and Obesity in Adults.
Source: www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/consequences.htm
More in US Obese
Than Just Overweight
Numbers posted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that more than 34 percent of Americans are obese, compared to 32.7 percent who are overweight. It said just under 6 percent are "extremely" obese.
"More than one-third of adults, or over 72 million people, were obese in 2005-2006, the NCHS said in its report.
The numbers are based on a survey of 4,356 adults over the age of 20 who take part in a regular government survey of health, said the NCHS, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The figures come from the 2005-2006 survey and are the most current available.
"During the physical examination, conducted in mobile examination centers, height and weight were measured as part of a more comprehensive set of body measurements," the NCHS report said.
"Although the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled since 1980, the prevalence of overweight has remained stable over the same time period," it said.
Obesity and overweight are calculated using a formula called body mass index. BMI is equal to weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Someone with a BMI of 25 to 29 is classified as overweight, 30 to 40 counts as obese and people with BMIs of 40 or more are morbidly obese.
A person 5 feet 5 inches tall becomes overweight at 150 pounds and obese at 180 pounds. The U.S. National Institutes of Health has an online BMI calculator at www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/.
In the 1988-1994 surveys, 33 percent of Americans were overweight, 22.9 percent were obese and 2.9 percent were morbidly obese. The numbers have edged up steadily since.
Being overweight or obese raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, arthritis and other conditions.
In May, the CDC reported that 32 percent of U.S. children fit the definition of being overweight, 16 percent were obese and 11 percent were extremely obese.
Childhood and adult obesity has emerged as a growing problem not only in the United States but also in many countries around the world.
Most Obese
West Virginia - 30.3% percent of obese people
Louisiana - 30.7%
Tennessee - 30.7%
Alabama - 30.9%
Mississippi - 32.6%
Least Obese
Hawaii - 21.7%
Connecticut - 21.7%
Rhode Island - 21.7%
Massachusetts - 21.7%
Colorado - 19.3% The winner: Colorado has the lowest obesity
rate in America. The Centennial State has a reputation for exercise,
with plenty biking and hiking trails and, of course, ski slopes.
Colorado's elevation also causes the body to work a bit harder.
For the full list of state rankings, go to cdc.gov
Source: the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, AP), news.aol.com/health/article/more-in-us-obese-than-just-overweight/300721?icid=200100397x1216802217x1201065720
More die in the United States of too much food than of too little.
- John Kenneth Galbraith
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