What is Obesity?
Managing Obesity
- The condition of being extremely overweight or an abnormal accumulation of fat that can impair health
- BMI >25 overweight
- BMI >30 obese
- obesity can be reduced by:
- engaging in regular physical activity
- eating healthier foods
Causes
- energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended
- unhealthy eating/diet habits
- physical inactivity
- diseases or disorders
- genetics
Why is Obesity Bad?
- positive risk factor for CVD and other health problems
- hypertension
- diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- signs of sedentary lifestyle
- decreased quality of life
Statistics
- In 1980, 857 million people were overweight or obese
- By present day, that number has doubled
- Today nearly 1/3 or 2.1 billion people in the world are overweight or obese
food industry
ABCs of staying in shape
the future of obesity
- reducing fat, sugar, & salt in processed foods
- ensuring that healthy/nutritious choices are available
- restricting market foods high in sugars, salt & fats
America
- America ranks 12th in the world for obesity with 35.7% of the population being obese
- America numerically have the most obese people but other countries have higher obesity percent rates.
Facts and Figures
Why?
- fast food
- cheap
- convenient
- processed/junk foods
- amount of exercise
- Nine of the top 11 states with the highest rates of obesity are all in the South
- 25 states have an adult obesity rate of 30% or higher
- Most of the states with the lowest obesity rates are in the Northeast or in the West
- Colorado has the lowest obesity rate (20.2%) and the lowest rate of physical inactivity (17.9%)
- Louisiana has the highest adult obesity rate at 36.2%
Compared to Other Countries
Palau
number 1 most obese country with 47.10% of their population being obese
Iceland
one of the healthiest country in the world, followed by Singapore and Sweden
In Other Countries:
- value family eating together
- value health and exercise
- some cultures view people who are obese as lazy and of less value
In America:
- fast food is a huge trend
- cheap/convenience eating is very common in many America households
- The lifestyle of family style dinner is disappearing
Obesity Trends in America vs. Other Countries
by: Ashley Singleton, Carleigh Neal, Kolten Speaks, and Sam Smith