Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Statistics


It's estimated that there are 1. 2 billion under nourished people on earth.  There are more than 1 billion overweight adults on earth.
Highest obesity rate in the USA
  1. Mississippi 32.8%
  2. Alabama 31.4%
  3. West Virginia 31.2%
In 2008 - 14.6% of Low Income Pre-school children were obese.

Adult Obesity breakdown according to race:
  • 35.7% of African American adults are obese.
  • 28.7% of Hispanic American adults are obese.
  • 23.7% of White American adults are obese.
Who's to Blame?
  • 62% claim it is their "Personal Responsibility."
  • 8% blame fast food restaurants.
55% of Americans state that they'd like to lose weight.
27% of Americans are trying to lose weight.