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LC Number: KF26 .L27 2002x OCLC Number: (OCoLC)51873022 Subject: Obesity -- United States. Excerpt: ... I think this legislation is important, and I ...Show synopsisLC Number: KF26 .L27 2002x OCLC Number: (OCoLC)51873022 Subject: Obesity -- United States. Excerpt: ... I think this legislation is important, and I know that this issue is extremely important to our country and appreciate all of you being here.Let me defer to Senator Frist for his opening comments, and then we will hear from Dr. Dietz.Opening Statement of Senator FristSenator Frist. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.The number of Americans who are overweight and obese has grown steadily during the past decade. The problem is real, and the problem is one that is increasing. Today, more than 38 million Americans are obese; an estimated 61 percent of adults are overweight or obese, and 13 percent of children and adolescents and children are overweight.The prevalence of being overweight and obese is indeed increasing among both men and women and indeed all age groups. The problem is real, and the problem is getting worse.In the first chart here--and these are charts which have really been imprinted in my own mind as I address this problem, because I think they do tell the story of the problem and what we need to do is see what the appropriate Federal, State and local response should be.The first chart covers 1991 in the upper left-hand corner, 1995 in the upper right-hand corner, and 2000 down below. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have tracked risk factors for chronic disease. In the States colored dark blue, over 30 percent of adults are classified as obese. As you can see, this epidemic of obesity is real; it has already across the country in the past 20 years since 1991, and again, just for those of you in the back, you can see the increasing blue, but also the red, which you can clearly see, is greater than 20 percent. You can see that there was no red in 1991, in 1995 no red--and look at where we are in the year 2000 as the percentage of adults who are obese is increasing....Hide synopsis
Getting Fit, Staying Healthy: Strategies for Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity in America – Trade paperback
(2010)
by United States Congress Senate Committee (Creator)
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