One in three adult Americans is obese, according to a CDC report. Of the 78 million American adults affected, blacks and Hispanics are the most obese victims.
The obesity epidemic continues to plague the lives of Americans! In fact, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published on Thursday, more than one in three American adults is obese (34.9%). In total, more than 78 million American adults were obese in 2011-2012, a figure virtually unchanged since 2003-2004. These results remain encouraging, however, because for the first time in 30 years, obesity has not increased in the United States.
Blacks and Hispanics most affected
First, the CDC notes that the most affected age group is 40-59, both for men (39.5%) and women (39.5%). In addition, more than 50 million obese are whites, but across all categories of the population, obesity mainly affects blacks (47.8%) and Hispanics (42.5%). The most preserved from this scourge are Asians, with an adult obesity rate of only 10.8% (1.2 million people).
Faced with these figures, we understand better why obesity remains a major public health issue in the United States, especially since it costs this country 190 billion dollars per year in medical costs, remind the CDC (study by Cornell University).
Yet, contrary to popular belief, Americans are not the fattest in the world. Other large countries weigh more heavily than the United States at the top of the inglorious obesity ranking. According to a study from the recently published Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Egypt and Mexico now have higher rates of adult obesity than the United States.
Childhood obesity: the United States bends the curve
14.94% is the share of obese children among 2-4 year olds in the United States, according to another study conducted in 30 states on more than 27 million children. This figure which was the subject ofa publication in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, represents the first decline in the prevalence of childhood obesity in 30 years in this country.
From 13.05% in 1998, the rate of childhood obesity between 2 and 4 years of age rose to 15.21% in 2003 before dropping back to 14.94% in 2010. The rate of extreme obesity also began to rise. decline. It went from 1.75% of children in 1998 to 2.22% in 2004 before falling to 2.07% in 2010. Public health programs, particularly aimed at underprivileged populations seem to be bearing fruit, in any case. in children.
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