Interesting Facts and Statistics

Obesity can have a severe impact on people’s health, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes, some cancers, and heart and liver disease. Obesity statistics are horrifying!

Obesity in USA

Over two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight or obese, and over one-third are obese (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2006 and 2007–2008)

Shocking statistics about overweight in the United States:

- 68 percent of all adults in US are overweight;
- 64.1 percent of all women in US are overweight;
- 72.3 percent of all men in US are overweight;

Obesity statistics in US

- 33.8 percent of all adults in US are obese;
- 35.5 percent of all women in US are obese;
- 32.2 percent of all men in US are obese.

Obesity in UK

Government-commissioned report predicted that if no action was taken, 60% of men, 50% of women and 25% of children would be obese by 2050.

Reasons for obesity:

- Global shift towards increased intake of energy-dense-foods;
- Decreasing physical activity;
- More fast food as daily meals.

Obesity is now growing fast especially among developed countries.  It’s an interesting fact that usually, the more developed the country, the more obese people live there.