By Jasmine
A new study done by a team at John Hopkins University on Wednesday shows that by the year 2015, almost three fourths of America will be overweight, and a little over two fifths will be obese. From the 1960s to 2004, the nation’s obesity rate jumped from 13 percent in the ‘60s to 32 percent in 2004, and it looks as if that rate will continue to increase rapidly. Dr. Youfa Wang, the leader of the study, calls obesity “A public health crisis.”
Currently, approximately 66 percent of Americans are overweight, and it is a growing problem for women aged 20 to 34, and black women aged 40 and above. A startling 80 percent of black women older than 40 are overweight, and almost half are obese. For children and adolescents, 16 percent are overweight, while 34 percent are at risk.
Sources:
MSNBC.com
FOXnews.com
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