CDC Obesity Slides & Updates. Americans 100 pounds or more overweight increased 50% from 2000 to...

CDC Obesity Slides & UpdatesCDC Obesity Slides & Updates

• Americans 100 pounds or more overweight increased 50% from 2000 to 2005.

• 71% of men and 62% of women are now overweight or obese.

American ObesityAmerican Obesity

It’s not genetics. It’s lifestyle.

Change NOW…while you still CAN.XXX

Obesity Trends Among US Adults (1985-2006)

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults1985

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1986

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1987

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1988

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1989

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1990

No Data <10% 10%–14%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1991

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1992

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1993

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1994

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1995

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1996

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1997

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1998

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults1999

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults2000

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults2001

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults2002

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults2003

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults2004

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults2005

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults2006

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

1998

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults1990, 1998, 2006

(*BMI 30, or about 30 lbs. overweight for 5’4” person)

2006

1990

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

• Obesity has more than doubled in 30 years going from 15% in 1976 to 32.9% by 2004.

• 66% are overweight or obese.

• The total cost of obesity by 2000 was about $117 billion.

By 2015, current trends predict 75% will be overweight and 40% will be obese.

U.S. Adult ObesityU.S. Adult Obesity

• 16% are already overweight or obese.

• 34% are at risk for becoming overweight or obese.

• The prevalence of overweight adolescents 12-19 has nearly tripled in the past two decades.

• In California, 26.5% of all children are overweight and 39.6% of all children are unfit.

By 2015, current trends predict that nearly 24% of all U.S. children will be overweight or obese.

U.S. Child ObesityU.S. Child Obesity

• 50% of adults do not get enough physical activity to provide health benefits.

• 24% of adults are not active at all in their leisure time.

• About 2/3 of youth grades 9-12 are not engaged in recommended levels of physical activity.

• From 1991-2005, daily PE in high school dropped from 42% to 33%.

U.S. Physical ActivityU.S. Physical Activity

• American College of Sports Medicine

• California Center for Public Health Advocacy

• John Hopkins University

• US Centers for Disease Control

• US Surgeon General

ReferencesReferences

"We must live our lives in such a way that our children, and their children after them, will form a natural and lasting commitment to the vigorous life.  Only in this way can we be assured that the spirit and strength of America will be constantly replenished.”

President John F. Kennedy U.S. Physical Fitness Program

(1963)

Get Fit. Be Strong. ..Before it’s too late.