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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

Obesity: A Global Epidemic

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Ever wonder how the USA compares with other countries when it comes to obesity? Here we compare the US and UK to see how these different countries react to the current global obesity problem.

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