Sean Moloughney, Editor09.08.15
On a global scale, obesity has more than doubled since 1980, according to the World Health Organization. More than 1.9 billion adults were overweight in 2014; of these, 600 million were obese—that means about 39% of adults are overweight, and 13% are obese.
In the U.S., more than one-third of adults are obese (34.9%, or 78.6 million). With a variety of related health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, the estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion in 2008.
Despite recent declines in the prevalence among pre-school aged children, obesity among children is still high. For U.S. children and adolescents aged 2-19 years, the prevalence of obesity has remained fairly stable at about 17%, affecting about 12.7 million children and adolescents over the past decade.
“The recent downturn in childhood obesity rates is encouraging for the long-term health prospects of consumers in the U.S.,” according to Barbara Davis, PhD, RD, vice president, medical & scientific affairs, PLT Heal
In the U.S., more than one-third of adults are obese (34.9%, or 78.6 million). With a variety of related health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, the estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion in 2008.
Despite recent declines in the prevalence among pre-school aged children, obesity among children is still high. For U.S. children and adolescents aged 2-19 years, the prevalence of obesity has remained fairly stable at about 17%, affecting about 12.7 million children and adolescents over the past decade.
“The recent downturn in childhood obesity rates is encouraging for the long-term health prospects of consumers in the U.S.,” according to Barbara Davis, PhD, RD, vice president, medical & scientific affairs, PLT Heal
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