We’re still going the wrong way: Obesity in U.S. worsens in 2007

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by William Atkins

Saturday, 19 July 2008

Page 1 of 3 ! According to the recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) by the CDC, between 2005 and 2007 the percentage of adults being obese went up by almost 2%. Southerners are worse than the rest of the country, with Alabama being the most obese state in the United States. Related stories PSP-3000, PlayTV, Keypad but no 160GB PS3 Australia CDC study: 0.84% of U.S. adults have active epilepsy Work, don’t retire, to stay healthier, according to Australian study U.S. report: teen pregnancies up, 8th grade smoking down, 9% asthma in children CDC finds almost 24 million diabetics in U.S. According to The Washington Post article “U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow,” William Dietz (director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) stated, "The epidemic of adult obesity continues to rise in the United States, indicating that we need to step up our efforts at the national, state and local levels. We need to encourage people to eat more fruits and vegetables, engage in more physical activity and reduce the consumption of high-calorie foods and sugar-sweetened beverages in order to maintain a healthy weight." According to the July 18, 2008 issue of the CDC MMWR report the percent of adults being obese went from 23.9% in 2005 to 25.6% in 2007. The CDC came up with its statistics by using its Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS ), from its 2007 survey, which collected information on over 350,000 adults with the use of telephone interviews. The BRFSS is the world’s largest on-going telephone health survey system. It a state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of the non-institutionalized U.S. civilian population aged 18 years and older. Survey data is used to monitor progress in achieving health objectives at the state level and in selected metropolitan statistical areas. The survey, being conducted since 1984, collects information from all fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. Statistics for this iTWire article comes from the CDC MMWR article “State-Specific Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults—United States, 2007” Residents of Colorado were reported with the least percentage of obese people—coming in at first place with only 18.7% of its people being obese. Only one state, Colorado, had obese figures at less than 20%. Colorado is at least trying to maintain a healthy proportion of residents. The South doesn't seem to be doing much, though. Please read on. << First page <   1 2 3 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

 

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