Overweight and Obesity Trends
The prevalence of obesity (BMI)=30) continues to be a health concern for adults, children and adolescents in the United States. Data from the most recent NHANES survey1 shows that among adult men the prevalence of obesity was 31.1% in 2003-2004, ... [... more]
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For more, see Healthy Weight - Balancing Calories.
Overall there are a variety of factors that play a role in obesity. This makes it a complex health issue to address. This section will address how behavior, environment, and genetic factors may have an effect in causing people to be overweight ... [... more]
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Overweight
Percent of noninstitutionalized adults age 20 years and over who are overweight or obese: 66.3 Percent of noninstitutionalized adults age 20 years and over who are obese: 32 Percent of adolescents age 12-19 years who are overweight: ... [... more]
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Download the Obesity Trend Maps
The prevalence of obesity is depicted in a PowerPoint slide presentation format.1 (25 slides total, PPT-1.37Mb) This is also available as a text-only Acrobat file. (PDF-1.75Mb) During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in ... [... more]
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Washington: Building a Healthy, Active Community
Preventing Obesity and Chronic Diseases Through Good Nutrition and Physical Activity (PDF-298K) Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity can contribute to or aggravate many chronic diseases and conditions, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, ... [... more]
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Obesity & Genetics
Scientists have made great advances in understanding important environmental causes of obesity as well as identifying several of the many genes that might be implicated. Major efforts are now directed toward assessing the interactions of genes ... [... more]
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Obesidad y genética
Los científicos han hecho grandes avances en la comprensión de importantes causas ambientales de la obesidad así como en la identificación de varios genes de los muchos que pudieran estar implicados. En la actualidad se est& [... more]
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Defining Overweight and Obesity
Other methods of estimating body fat and body fat distribution include measurements of skinfold thickness and waist circumference, calculation of waist-to-hip circumference ratios, and techniques such as ultrasound, computed tomography, and ... [... more]
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