How Many People are Affected by Obesity?
About 64% of the Americans are overweight or obese, and 25% are obese. Obesity among the Americans has been steadily increasing. Obesity rate was about 19.4% in the year 2007, 24.5% in 2005, and 26.6% in 2007 According to WHO, in the year 2005, about 1.6 billion adults worldwide were overweight and 400 million adults were obese. By the year 2015, it is estimated that about 2.3 billion adults worldwide would be overweight and 700 million would be obese Why do People Have a Negative Attitude towards Obesity? • Obesity puts one at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes and many other serious health problems. • Obesity also can lead to stroke, and also greater risks like certain cancers such as breast or colon cancer, and even death. • Obesity is not just a cosmetic consideration; it poses a serious threat to one’s health. • In the United States, roughly 300,000 deaths per year are directly related to obesity, and more than 80% of these deaths are in patients with a BMI o
