Obesity Epidemic Crisis
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Obesity over the last two decades has been a major health issues for Americans. Obesity, just recently was classified as a chronic disease condition by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC reports in 2010 that one-in-three adults (35.7%) and one-in-five (17%) American children are obese (CDC,NCHS-2010-National Obesity Trends).
The health effects of Obesity including being Overweight is a gateway trigger leading to a variety of chronic illnesses for: Arthritis, Hypertension (high blood pressure), Diabetes (type2), Heart Disease, Liver/Gallbladder disease, Osteoarthritis, Stroke, Sleep apnea, Gynecological problems and others. Obesity in addition, not only impacts lifestyle …show more content…
Overweight in common terms, refers to an individual with a BMI of more than 25.
Obesity facts:
More than 1/3 of U.S. general adult population (35.7%) is obese and 17% of youth are obese. (Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010)
Obesity often is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Some studies show gaining 11 to 16 pounds doubled the risk of type II diabetes, while gaining 17 to 24 pounds tripled the risk (Hyman Enterprise, LLC-2012)
Obesity racial/ethnic disparities: Non-Hispanic blacks have the highest age-adjusted rates of obesity (49.5%) compared with Mexican Americans (40.4%), all Hispanics (39.1%) and non-Hispanic whites (34.3%) [See JAMA. 2012;307(5):491-497. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.39].
Obesity and socioeconomic status: (Insert bullet points)
Among non-Hispanic black and Mexican-American men, those with higher incomes are more likely to be obese than those with low income.
Higher income women are less likely to be obese than low-income
Obesity over the last two decades has been a major health issues for Americans. Obesity, just recently was classified as a chronic disease condition by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC reports in 2010 that one-in-three adults (35.7%) and one-in-five (17%) American children are obese (CDC,NCHS-2010-National Obesity Trends).
The health effects of Obesity including being Overweight is a gateway trigger leading to a variety of chronic illnesses for: Arthritis, Hypertension (high blood pressure), Diabetes (type2), Heart Disease, Liver/Gallbladder disease, Osteoarthritis, Stroke, Sleep apnea, Gynecological problems and others. Obesity in addition, not only impacts lifestyle …show more content…
Overweight in common terms, refers to an individual with a BMI of more than 25.
Obesity facts:
More than 1/3 of U.S. general adult population (35.7%) is obese and 17% of youth are obese. (Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010)
Obesity often is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Some studies show gaining 11 to 16 pounds doubled the risk of type II diabetes, while gaining 17 to 24 pounds tripled the risk (Hyman Enterprise, LLC-2012)
Obesity racial/ethnic disparities: Non-Hispanic blacks have the highest age-adjusted rates of obesity (49.5%) compared with Mexican Americans (40.4%), all Hispanics (39.1%) and non-Hispanic whites (34.3%) [See JAMA. 2012;307(5):491-497. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.39].
Obesity and socioeconomic status: (Insert bullet points)
Among non-Hispanic black and Mexican-American men, those with higher incomes are more likely to be obese than those with low income.
Higher income women are less likely to be obese than low-income