Obesity Levels in USA and UK
Obesity is increasing world-wide and is
set to become the world's biggest health problem. Obesity rates in under-developed
countries are also rising. Recent reports suggest that obesity may soon
overtake cigarette smoking as a serious health risk.
Obesity Levels in USA
In America, 58 million adults are overweight;
40 million are obese and 3 million suffer from life-threatening obesity.
Furthermore, 8 out of 10 over 25's are overweight and there has been a
76 percent increase in Type II diabetes in adults 30-40 yrs old since
1990.
Obesity Levels in the UK
In the UK, nearly two-thirds of men and
over half of all women are now overweight - and 1 in 5 are obese (at least
30-45 pounds overweight). The level of obesity has tripled in the past
20 years, and is still rising. At this rate, by 2010 at least 1 in 4 adults
will be obese.
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