Get the Facts on Obesit

GET THE FACTS ON OBESITY OBESITY IN THE U.S. AT A GLANCE of adults over the age of 20 are 68.8% | considered overweight or obese 35.7% of adults over the age of 20 are considered obese 6.3% of adults over the age of 20 are considered to have extreme obesity 4% of men over the age of 20 are considered to have extreme obesity 8% of women over the age of 20 are considered to have extreme obesity O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 ( PERCENT % ) 80 90 100 THE COST OF OBESITY IN 2008 the estimated annual cost of obesity was $147 billion o ($)0 A 20% INCREASE healthcare spending from 1987-2007 was due to obesity MEDICAL COSTS or people who were obese were $1,429 higher than those for people at a healthy weight ALMOST 21% of all medical costs in the U.S. are related to obesity TRENDS IN OBESITY OVER TIME 35.7% Obesity in the U.S. has more than doubled since the early 1960s - Increased from 13.4% to 35.7% in adults ages 20 and up 13.4% 1960 NOW Obesity has been stable from 1999-2010, with the exceptions of: Mexican-American African-American • An increase in the percentage of men WOMEN LA • An increase among Mexican-American women and African-American women Obesity increased in children and adolescents in the 1980s-1990s NOW • Childhood obesity is now at 17% OBESITY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Studies show that regular activity can decrease the risk of: • HEART DISEASE • STROKE • TYPE 2 DIABETES • CERTAIN CANCERS Guidelines suggest adults get 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week • As an alternative, 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week • Studies show that only 3-5% of adults actually achieve these goals Physicians WÉIGHT LOSS Centers. INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: PHYSICIANS WEIGHT LOSS CENTERS OF FAIRFAX www.LOSEWEIGHTFAIRFAX.COM Sources: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health -statistics/Pages/overweight-obesity-statistics.aspx http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html http://www.obesitycampaign.org/obesity_facts.asp