Americans Are Getting Bigger
Author: Marko Balašević
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Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
Obesity, which is already a record in the United States, is gaining momentum there. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health predict that by 2015, 75% of American adults will be obese.
Obesity, which is already a record in the United States, is gaining momentum there. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health predict that by 2015, 75% of American adults will be obese. Other expectations are that the percentage of children and adolescents with overweight / obesity will reach 24%.
For overweight values of the body mass index over 25, and for obesity - over 30. According to the observations of experts, the frequency of obesity has increased by 0.2 to 0.8% per year for the last three decades. If in the 1960s only 13% of Americans were overweight, in 2004 they were 32%.
The rates of obesity are higher among minorities and the population with low social status. Women between the ages of 20 and 34 are the most obese. 80% of the African-American race are overweight, 50% - obese.
Body problems have long been threatening. Complications of obesity are a major cause of death today.
For overweight values of the body mass index over 25, and for obesity - over 30. According to the observations of experts, the frequency of obesity has increased by 0.2 to 0.8% per year for the last three decades. If in the 1960s only 13% of Americans were overweight, in 2004 they were 32%.
The rates of obesity are higher among minorities and the population with low social status. Women between the ages of 20 and 34 are the most obese. 80% of the African-American race are overweight, 50% - obese.
Body problems have long been threatening. Complications of obesity are a major cause of death today.