Obesity in the U.S. has increased 60% in the last decade; 59 million U.S. adults obese

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:11 am Email this article
Obesity rates in the U.S. have increased more than 60 percent over the last decade with approximately 59 million U.S. adults now obese according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

REFERENCE

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic Disease Prevention. Fact Sheet: Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/factsheets/death_causes2000.htm

Articles on the same subject can be found here:

• Obesity statistics