Obesity is going up a lot in the U.S.. The Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday released a biennial report on obese Americans. Apparently 2.4 million more individuals were put in the obese category between 2007 and 2009 which means there is a total of 74.4 million, or 26.7 percent of obese Americans. Each and every obese person uses about $ 1,429 more in medical costs annually than a healthy person while the total amount spent on obesity yearly is $ 147 billion. Source of article – CDC report says obesity rates in the U.S. show alarming increase by Personal Money Store.
Seems more obese than expected
Obesity rates in the U.S. reached 30 percent or more in nine states last year, as opposed to only 3 states in 2007, according to the CDC obesity report. Washington D.C. as well as Colorado both had less than 20, although they were the only states to do so. CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden explained to the New York Times that despite the fact that there are programs like Healthy Individuals 2010 happening, obesity has still been increasing more than it should be. Frieden said if the numbers keep going up, more people will get sick and die from the complications of obesity, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer.
CDC likely underestimated the real obesity rate
As the CDC used a survey where they asked 400,000 people what their height and weight was rather than measuring, which means the numbers that were received were probably too low. Many individuals want to be taller and lighter, so they write down numbers of what they want to be. After getting this info, the body mass index, or BMI, was calculated for all of them. Obese means the BMI score is over 30. In case you are 5-foot-4, a woman, and also you way 174, or if you’re a 5-foot 10 man that weighs 209, then your BMI is at 30.
Healthy People 2010 a dismal failure
A 1.1 percent increase in 2.4 million individuals is how many more are obese. In just 2001, there weren’t any states able to claim having 30 percent or more obesity, reports Health News on the CDC report. When the CDC released their reports in 2007, there were three states at the 30 percent mark. 9 states could claim 30 percent by 2009. Not a single state had an obesity rate below 15 percent, the goal of Healthy People 2010, a program began in 2000 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Friedan explain that, “past efforts and investments to prevent and control obesity have not been adequate.”
'obesogenic’ is what society is being called
Most individuals eat too much food that isn’t really healthy also as avoiding exercise within the CDC’s “obesogenic” society. About one third of all individuals in this category have not ever seen a physician about this, reports an HHS survey.
Additional reading
New York Times
nytimes.com/2010/08/04/health/nutrition/04fat.html?_r=1
Health News
healthnews.com/family-health/obesity-in-america-new-cdc-report-is-grim-reminder-4388.html
CDC
cdc.gov/obesity/
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