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Statistics Obesity / Overweight
 

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  Percent of adults are 20 years and over who are obese:  34% (U.S. only 2007-2008).

  Percent of adults are 20 years and over who are overweight: 34% (U.S. only 2007-2008).

  Percent of adolescents age 12-19 years who are obese: 18% (U.S. only 2007-2008).

  Percent of children age 6-11 years who are obese: 20% (U.S. only 2007-2008).

  Percent of children age 2-5 years who are obese: 10% (U.S. only 2007-2008).

  Over 1 billion adults worldwide have prevalence of overweight.

  International Overweight from OECD Health Data in 2005:

 

Rank	Country	Amount  in %
1	U.S.A.	30.6
2	Mexico	24.2
3	United Kingdom	23
4	Slovakia	22.4
5	Greece	21.9
6	Australia	21.7
7	New Zealand	20.9
8	Hungary	18.8
9	Luxembourg	18.4
10	Czech Republic	14.8
11	Canada	14.3
12	Spain	13.1
13	Ireland	13
14	Germany	12.9
15	Portugal	12.8
16	Finland	12.8
17	Iceland	12.4
18	Turkey	12
19	Belgium	11.7
20	Netherlands	10
21	Sweden	9.7
22	Denmark	9.5
23	France	9.4
24	Austria	9.1
25	Italy	8.5
26	Norway	8.3
27	Switzerland	7.7
28	Japan	3.2
29	Korea South	3.2
	Weighted Average:	14.1

 

  Diseases caused by obesity
 
  80% of type 2 diabetes is related to obesity.

  70% of cardiovascular diseases.

  42% of breast and colon cancer is diagnosed in obese people.

  30% of gall bladder surgeries are related to obesity.

  26% of obese people have high blood pressure.


  Death Statistics
 
  Approx. 1 in 6 or 39.8 million people in USA.
  The following medical news items are relevant to deaths and Overweight:

                - Diet drug manufacturer

                - Liver disease

                - Long term effects of obesity surgery

                - Surgery delivers better weight loss than dieting.

 

 

Obesity in children

  4% of children were overweight in 1984, 16% in 1994 and 25% were overweight in 2001 in America.

  33% of African American and Hispanic children were overweight in 2001.

  Hospital costs hit $127 million in 1999 while they were only $35 million in 1979 for children related obesity.

  A new study states that 25% of children in the U.S. are already showing signs of type 2 diabetes and 60% of children already have 1 risk factor for heart disease.
 

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