Since 1981, the prevalence of overweight boys increased from 15 percent in 1981 to 35.4 percent in 1996, and among girls from 15 percent to 29.2 percent. During the same timeframe,
the prevalence of obesity in children tripled, from five percent to 16.6 percent for boys and from five percent to 14.6 percent for girls.
8.3 percent is obese and 20 percent of the people are over weight
Research indicates that a significant percentage of children who are obese remain obese into adulthood. In studies conducted in communities like Bogalusa, around 60-70% of obese children are likely to become obese adults. This highlights the importance of early intervention and preventive measures to address childhood obesity.
Indications are that an estimated 66 percent of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese and 16.3% of children are obese.
The percentage of US children overweight or obese was as high as 65%.
The percentage of adults who are obese in Canada is 23.1 %. (BMI is over 30)
There are 31.7% of obese children in America.
16 to 33 percent of children in America are obese.[ the rate of childhood obesity in White and Asian children are dropping but the rate of childhood obesity in Black and Latino children are raising. ]
In the Philippines, recent studies show 32 percent of children under five are underweight, while 27 percent of women are overweight or obese.
What percent of obese Americans have diabetes, ranked in groups by age.
About 1/3 people in America are obese.
According to the 2007 Report of the World Health Organization, there are more than 1.6 billion obese and overweight individuals worldwide, which in fact doubles the amount of people who are suffering from famine, malnutrition, and starvatio I estimate that 22 million of the world's children under 5 are overweight or obese," said Mary Bellizzi, an expert with the International Obesity Task Force who presented the research to health ministers at the meeting. Research indicates that in some parts of Africa, fatness and obesity afflicts more children than malnutrition does - sometimes four times as many. "In small studies in Africa you will find that 0.7 percent of the children are showing features of malnutrition, but over 3 percent are showing up overweight or obese," said Neville Rigby, public affairs director at the International Obesity Task Force. The organization estimates that 300 million people worldwide are obese and 750 million more are overweight. In the United States, some 60 percent of adults are overweight or obese, as are nearly 13 percent of children. The obesity task force estimates that in some countries, more than 30 percent of the children are obese. In Egypt more than 25 percent of 4-year-olds are fat and that obesity rates are also more than 25 percent among children aged between 4 and 10 in Chile, Peru and Mexico.
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