The projected rates of obesity and extreme obesity in Americans are increasing dramatically according to CDC data from 1990 to 2030. The percentage of obese Americans is projected to rise from 30% to 60% and extreme obesity is projected to rise from 15% to over 30% in that time period. While rates of overweight and obesity are still increasing overall, some research has found the weight is stabilizing at times for girls and women. Holding steady the US obesity rate could save nearly $550 billion annually. Obesity is already negatively impacting children through increased type 2 diabetes diagnoses and links to lower child test scores. However, most Americans do not engage in healthy behaviors like eating enough fruits and vegetables or meeting exercise recommendations that could help prevent obesity

1. Extreamely obese Obese
Projected Percentage of Obese and Extreamly Obese Americans
60
45
30
15
1990
2000
2010
2020 0
Resources: 2030
http://www.cdc.gov/NCHS/data/hestat/obesity_adult_07_08/obesity_adult_07_08.pdf
http://www.ajpmonline.org/webfiles/images/journals/amepre/AMEPRE_33853-stamped2.pdf
http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2012/5/8/new-study-predicts-that-us-obesity-rate-will-rise-to-42-by-2030.aspx
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2. FACT
Obesity rates are soaring in the U.S.
http://www.cdc.gov/pdf/facts_about_obesity_in_the_united_states.pdf
Although the fact is that the rates of overweight and obese Americans is still increasing, there are
some exceptions found in the research. The weight is stabilizing at times for girls and women.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db82.pdf
Holding steady on US obesity could save nearly $550 billion, ireport finds. By Judith Graham
http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/07/11578918-holding-steady-on-us-obesity-rate-could-save-nearly-550-billion-report-
finds
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3. FACT
Obesity is already having an adverse impact on young people
http://www.cdc.gov/pdf/facts_about_obesity_in_the_united_states.pdf
Type 2 diabetes - once just diagnosed only in adults, now effects more than 50% of diabetes cases in
American children.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/health/research/obesity-and-type-2-diabetes-cases-take-toll-on-children.html
Pre-pregnancy Obesity Linked to Child Test Scores.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508142544.htm
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4. FACT
Most people still do not practice healthy behaviors that
can prevent obesity.
http://www.cdc.gov/pdf/facts_about_obesity_in_the_united_states.pdf
You are what you eat and only about 25% of adults eat the recommended amount of fruits and
vegetables each day. More than 50% do not do the recommended amount of exercise. THe habits of
Americans have evolved to be evidently self destructive and with the help of food deserts Americans
are faced with the biggest challenge of their life.
More empty recommendations on junk food marketing to children
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-simon/child-obesity_b_1509454.html
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5. FACT
Obesity-related costs place a huge burden on the U.S. economy.
http://www.cdc.gov/pdf/facts_about_obesity_in_the_united_states.pdf
This year the Center for Disease Control and prevention division of nutrition, physical activity and obesity hosted
the Weight of the nation conference with the following objectives:
Present policy system and environmental approaches (PSE) that show promise or demonstrated success for
improving population level health per nutrition, physical activity and obesity health indicators.
Inform and engage policy makers on key obesity prevention priorities.
Learn to more effectively coordinate with media especially on defining and portraying “health” as a normative
component of one’s lifestyle.
Increase the use of evaluation to develop and invest in impactful PSE approaches.
It's no doubt the obesity related health costs are high and rising.
The need to lose weight has stretched beyond the couch and into the deficit.
After the nation disappointed with not one state meeting the Healthy People 2010 goals of lowering obesity rates
to less that 15%
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Weight of the Nation™ is designed to provide a
forum to highlight progress in the prevention and control of obesity through policy and environmental
strategies, and is framed around five intervention settings: early care and education; states, tribes
and communities; medical care; schools; and workplaces.
http://www.weightofthenation.org/
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6. http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/
“weight of the nation” shines light on the serious national health
crisis yet it’s still missing the mark when counting calories and not
realizing that Americans have a bigger issue on their hands when it
comes to genetically modified food and high fructose corn syrup
disrupting human genetics.
http://carbsyndrome.com/cnn-says-weight-of-the-nation-declares-war-
on-obesity-dr-wilson-demurs/
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29869
For more information on calorie density and why a calorie is not just
a calorie go to: http://pinterest.com/joycruz77/it-s-not-as-simple-as-counting-calories/
To see the films go to :
http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/films
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