Obesity and Overweight Trends in USA
U.S. Obesity Trends 1985–2007
The following article are facts as presented by the CDC (Center for Disease Control) - Visit http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/maps/
During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. This slide set illustrates this trend by mapping the increased prevalence of obesity across each of the states.
In 2007, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Thirty states had a prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; three of these states (Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%.
The animated map below shows the United States obesity prevalence from 1985 through 2007.
April 8th, 2009 in
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