Obesity is an epidemic. It’s sweeping the nation with over half the states in the U.S. having over 30% of their population classified as suffering from obesity. That means 1 out of 3 people in this county run the risk of having if not already suffering from more serious medical conditions associated with obesity:

                             

• Diabetes

• Hypertension   

• Pulmonary Diseases

• Cardiovascular Diseases

• High Cholesterol                             

• Various Cancers

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National Adult Obesity Rates by Race

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47.0%

According to the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Latino adults had significantly higher rates of obesity of that White adults.

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46.8%

The NHANES study showed that nearly half (46.8%) of Black adults nationwide had obesity.

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37.9%

According to the 2015-2016 NHANES study, 37.9% of White adults had obesity.

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National Youth Obesity Rates by Race

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25.8%

According to the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), more than one in four Latino children ages 2 to 19 had obesity.

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22.0%

Twenty-two percent of Black children ages 2 to 19 had obesity according to the latest NHANES study.

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14.1%

According to the 2015-2016 NHANES study of children ages 2 to 19, White children had a lower prevalence of obesity (14.1%) than Latino or Black children. 

National Adult Obesity Rates by Race

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47.0%

According to the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Latino adults had significantly higher rates of obesity of that White adults.

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46.8%

The NHANES study showed that nearly half (46.8%) of Black adults nationwide had obesity.

 

37.9%

According to the 2015-2016 NHANES study, 37.9% of White adults had obesity.

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According to the most recent Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data, adult obesity rates now exceed 35% in seven states, 30% in 29 states and 25% in 48 states.

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