OBESITY

DID YOU KNOW?

• Over 58 million Americans are overweight;

• Over 40 million Americans are obese;

• Over 3 million Americans are morbidly obese;

• More than 80% of Americans do not engage in adequate physical activity;

• More than one quarter of all Americans are considered to be "completely sedentary";

• In adults between 30 and 40 years old, there has been greater than 78% increase in Type II diabetes cases since 1990.

• Only 4 percent of children were considered obese in 1982. Now, more than 30% are.

• More than one quarter of all obese children are showing symptoms of the development of Type 2 diabetes mellitus;

• Of those children developing Type II diabetes, more than 60 percent of them are also showing one or more signs of cardiovascular disease;

• Our children are taught how and what to eat by us - their parents and advisors.