Obesity
Statistics
Obesity statistics
paint an alarming picture - and one that's getting worse. In
the UK around 43% of men and 33% of women are overweight, and
a further 22% of men and 23% of women fall into the obese category.
This means that over
half of the population is overweight! And although the percentage
of overweight and obese people is increasing all over the world,
the rate is especially high in the United Kingdom - the percentage
of the population which is overweight has increased by 50% in
the last 10 years. (BHF)
As
people get older, the tendency to become overweight increases
and amongst the British population in the age group 64-75 the
percentage is staggering - 77% of men and 71% of women! (BHF)
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In the US, obesity
statistics make even worse reading, with two thirds of the population
being overweight and almost one third of Americans being obese.
(WIN)
Children are not
immune and the increased number of overweight
kids in the developed world is a worrying trend because
overweight obese children are more likely to become fat adults
than are their thinner companions.
To appreciate the
significance of these numbers, we must look at the implications
of being overweight.
Around 300,000 adults
die each year in United States as a result of unhealthy eating
habits (WIN) and lack of exercise. In the UK an estimated 1
in 11 deaths is attributed to excess weight. (Daily Mail)
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References
Petersen
S, Peto V, Scarborough P and Rayner M (2005)
Coronary heart disease statistics. BHF: London.
Available
at: BHF
Weight-control Information Network available at:WIN
Daily Mail
12th March 2003 available
at
Britain's obesity death rate
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