“Three papers published by The Lancet show that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled since 1980. Meanwhile high-income countries have shown impressive reductions in mean blood pressure and cholesterol, with some countries doing much better than others. The Articles present country by country trends in obesity, cholesterol, and blood pressure.” Continue Reading
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USDA and HHS Announce New Dietary Guidelines to Help Americans Make Healthier Food Choices and Confront Obesity Epidemic
News release: “Agriculture Secretary TomVilsack and Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius today announced the release of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the federal government’s evidence-based nutritional guidance to promote health, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity through improved nutrition… Continue Reading
Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in Children and Adolescents: United States, 2005-2008
Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in Children and Adolescents: United States, 20052008, Cynthia L. Ogden, Ph.D.; Molly M. Lamb, Ph.D.; Margaret D. Carroll, M.S.P.H.; and Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.D. CDC, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Brief No. 51 December 2010, In 20072008 almost 17% of children and adolescents aged 219 years were obese. Childhood… Continue Reading
Study: Adolescent Obesity in the United States
Adolescent Obesity in the United States – Facts for Policymakers, Susan Wile Schwarz | Jason Peterson, November 2010: “Adolescent obesity in the United States has many important implications for both the health and well-being of the individual and society. Specific negative impacts of obesity on health include increased susceptibility to a host of diseases, chronic… Continue Reading
GW School of Public Heath Releases First-Ever Report on the Individual Cost of Obesity
News release: “The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services’ Department of Health Policy today released a report that, for the first time, calculated the startlingly high individual costs of obesity to Americans. The report, A Heavy Burden: The Individual Costs of Being Overweight and Obese in the United States, authored by… Continue Reading
Taxing Caloric Sweetened Beverages To Curb Obesity
Taxing Caloric Sweetened Beverages To Curb Obesity, Travis A. Smith, Biing-Hwan Lin, Rosanna Mentzer Morrison, September 2010 “Obesity among the U.S. population has increased markedly over the past three decades. Two-thirds of U.S. adults are now either overweight or obese, and growing numbers of children are overweight as well. Studies by nutritionists and epidemiologists suggest… Continue Reading
CBO: How Does Obesity in Adults Affect Spending on Health Care?
How Does Obesity in Adults Affect Spending on Health Care? September 8, 2010, Economic and Budget Issue Brief “Over the past two decades, the adult population in the United States has, on average, become much heavier. From 1987 to 2007, the fraction of adults who were overweight or obese increased from 44 percent to 63… Continue Reading
Presidential Proclamation–National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Presidential Proclamation–National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month One of the greatest responsibilities we have as a Nation is to safeguard the health and well-being of our children. We now face a national childhood obesity crisis, with nearly one in every three of America’s children being overweight or obese. There are concrete steps we can take right… Continue Reading
White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report to the President
White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity: Report to the President – Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation – “In February, First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Let’s Move! campaign to solve the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation. As part of this effort, President Barack Obama established the Task Force on… Continue Reading
CDC: Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2008
Follow up to related postings on obesity in America, this new study: Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2008. Katherine M. Flegal, PhD; Margaret D. Carroll, MSPH; Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD; Lester R. Curtin, PhD. JAMA. 2010;303(3):235-241. Published online January 13, 2010 (doi:10.1001/jama.2009.2014). “Herein we report the results from the latest National Health… Continue Reading
New Study: Childhood Obesity, Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Premature Death
Follow up to previous postings on childhood and adolescent obesity, this new research study: “Obesity, glucose intolerance, and hypertension in childhood were strongly associated with increased rates of premature death from endogenous causes in this population [4857 American Indian children without diabetes]. In contrast, childhood hypercholesterolemia was not a major predictor of premature death from… Continue Reading
Presidential Memorandum establishing a task force on childhood obesity
President Obama Names Childhood Obesity Taskforce – Read Memorandum “Childhood obesity or excess weight threatens the healthy future of one third of American children. We spend $150 billion every year to treat obesity-related conditions, and that number is growing. Obesity rates tripled in the past 30 years, a trend that means, for the first time… Continue Reading
