Obesity & American Adults
At least 33% of the American population is affected at some level—64% noted as overweight and 33% considered obese, translating to 61 million overweight and 3 million obese Americans living with this chronic disease. Obesity is known to be the cause of about 40,000 deaths per year.1
To learn more about the rising incidence of Obesity, visit the Obesity Education Initiative at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov and the American Obesity Association at http://www.obesity.org.
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