What Are The Main Causes Of Childhood Obesity
Where you live plays a role in your risk for obesity. Simply living in the United States makes a person more susceptible to obesity. The prevalence of obesity in America has risen dramatically over the past few years and continues to increase. • According to a 2002 analysis of government data, 30.5% of American adults are obese (BMI over 30) — up from about 23% in the early 1990s. • The number of those who were overweight also increased during that time — from about 56% to a current…