U.S. Drowns In Obesity

Online, March 26, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3/26/2010- America is considered to be one of the most overweight countries on the world today.

America is in a war against obesity. The percentage of people who are overweight and suffering from obesity has increased by 3% since last year.

According to annecollins.com and others, about 58 million people are overweight, 40 million obese, 3 million morbidly obese, eight out of 10 people over the age of 25 are overweight, and there has been a 76% increase in type II diabetes in adults ages 30-40 years old since 1990.

Many Americans are concerned that the increase in the obesity rate is a result of a society that promotes, unhealthy eating, increase in food intake, and decrease in physical activity. The Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) is taken drastic measures to help in the fight against obesity in the US.

The United States of America is one of the most overweight countries in the world. The obesity percentages increase each year by an average of 3%. As a result of the obesity type II diabetes has increased vigorously and the US is loosing the war against obesity.

For more information on obesity statistics, call Alando O'Conner at 225-454-3927, email at [email protected], of visit his website at http://fitnesswithalando.ws.