Obesity in america
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Back in 1977, average daily consumption of fructose was about 37 grams per person per day. Recent surveys show that it's up to 54.7 grams, or about 10 percent of total caloric intake. And for teenagers - who consume a ton of sodas - fructose intake averages a whopping 72.8 grams, the equivalent of 18 spoonfuls of the stuff every single day (quotation)
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Health officials are especially concerned about weight problems among children. Over the past three decades, the number of overweight children in the United States has tripled. In 2009 it was reported that approximately 14 percent of preschoolers were overweight; children aged six to eleven, almost 20 percent; and adolescents aged twelve to nineteen, over 17 percent. More than 20 percent of American children from the ages of three to five are believed to be either overweight or at risk of becoming so. Automakers are designing larger safety seats to accommodate overweight preschoolers (quotation)
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If you're in the "overweight" or "at risk" zones of the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Body Mass Index (BMI) chart, it indicates you probably are too heavy for your height and age. You have lots of company. One in three American children between the ages of six and nineteen has a significant weight problem. As of 2002, the National Center for Health Statistics found that 16 percent of young people in that age range were considered overweight; another 15 percent were considered at risk of becoming so. Three times as many children are overweight now than were overweight thirty years ago. (quotation)
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More than 10 per cent of the world's population are obese.Two in three Americans are either overweight or obese. Obesity is a leading cause of diabetes, ischemic heart disease,and high blood pressure. About 45 per cent of the type 2 diabetes cases are due to excessive body weight. More than half of the obese people have obstructive sleep apnea, which can cause high blood pressure, heart disease, and road traffic accidents. Being obese can increase the chance of getting certain types of cancer. (quotation)
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Obesity rates have nearly tripled among youth over the past 3 decades. Today, about 1 in 3 children and teens in the U.S. is considered overweight or obese. (quotation)
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Overweight refers to an excessively high body weight in relation to height. Body mass index (BMI) is used to express the relationship of weight-to-height. BMI is calculated using weight in kilograms and height in meters (i.e., weight/height2). (quotation)
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Research suggests that most Americans today weigh too much. In 2006, about 65 percent of American adults ages twenty and older were overweight and nearly 25 percent were obese, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The percentage is rising. As recently as the mid-1990s, "only" 55.9 percent of Americans were overweight. (quotation)
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the nation's top agency that works to prevent and control disease including obesity. On its website, the CDC has the latest statistics on obesity trends among adults, children and adolescents in the United States. It also provides a state-by-state breakdown of Obesity's economic impact on the U.S. health care system as well as an interactive map illustrating the growth of obesity in the U.S. since 1985. (quotation)
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The increasing rate of overweight among children and adolescents places them at greater risk for development and early onset of a wide variety of chronic diseases and health conditions during adulthood. (quotation)
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There are different shades of "normal," "thin," and "fat." A muscular athlete might be 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, weigh 220 pounds (100 kg), and be considered normal or average in weight and build. A non-athlete who's 6 feet tall and weighs 220 pounds, whose weight consists mainly of fat tissue rather than muscle tissue, is overweight. Weight should be considered in relation to such other factors as height, age, and rate of growth. The first growth charts for determining appropriate weight levels came out in the 1970s. In 2000, the CDC, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), introduced more accurate charts. These charts reflected what has become known as the Body Mass Index, or BMI. BMI charts are formulated to help you determine whether you are at a healthy, unhealthy, or at-risk weight. Generally, a BMI rating of 25 to 29 is considered overweight; people with a BMI score of 30 or above are considered obese. Defining obesity, though, isn't a simple matter of calculating weight and height. For example, BMI interpretations vary slightly for those under age twenty because the body's natural fat ratios change during normal growth. Average fat percentages also differ between young males and young females. (quotation)
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Type 2 Diabetes This is of concern since the majority of overweight children and adolescents are overweight or obese in adulthood,5,6 placing them at increased risk for a number of health conditions: • Coronary heart disease • Stroke • Depression • Anxiety • Osteoarthritis • Sleep apnea • Some cancers • Gallbladder disease (quoation)
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When you take in more calories than you burn off, you gain weight. How you eat, how active you are, and other things affect how your body uses calories and whether you gain weight. If your family members are obese, you may have inherited a tendency to gain weight. And your family also helps form your eating and lifestyle habits, which can lead to obesity. Also, our busy lives make it harder to plan and cook healthy meals. For many of us, it's easier to reach for prepared foods, go out to eat, or go to the drive-through. But these foods are often high in fat and calories. Portions are often too large. Work schedules, long commutes, and other commitments also cut into the time we have for physical activity. (quotation)
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over 15 percent of high school students were overweight percent of high school students were obese. More male students reported being obese (16 percent), compared to female students (nearly 10 percent) (quotation)
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•However, from 1998 through 2003, the prevalence of obesity increased from 13.05% to 15.21%, and the prevalence of extreme obesity increased from 1.75% to 2.22%.1 (quotation)
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•Obesity and extreme obesity among U.S. low-income, preschool-aged children went down for the first time in recent years, according to CDC's first national study. (quotation)