Obesity: A Global Epidemic

Obesity: A Global Epidemic United States of America United Kingdom % of population defined as "obese" 33% 27% % of population defined as "overweight" 69% 61% % of women attempting to diet each year 23% 65% Amount of money spent on weight los $65bn £1.8bn % of women who "never" worry about their weight 16% 5% 30% of women would trade at least one year of their life to achieve their ideal weight 90% of dieters regain the weight they lost within one to five years 70 illı 60 50-64 year olds represent the age group who would most like to lose weight. 50 40 30 20 10 Dieters 18-29 30-49 50-64 65-74 75+ Image courtesy of: www.prescription2home.co.uk Sources: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2532602/More-half-UK-tried-lose-weight-2013-95-women- STİLL-worry-theirs-staggering-statistics-revealhtml http://calorielab.com/news/201/05/20/weight-loss-statistics/ http://www.gallup.com/poll/21859/close-americans-want-lose-weightaspx http://www.statista.com/statistics/310480/healthy-eating-and-weight-loss-habits-in-england-uk/ http://www.gallup.com/poll/174089/nearly-half-remain-worried-weight.aspx http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110404110812.htm http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2920219/How-fat-country-nations-highest-obesity-rates-new- maps-surprise-youhtml http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/the-npd-group-reports-dieting-is-at-an-all- time-low-dieting-season-has-begun-but-its-not-what-it-used-to-bel