Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC.
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2004
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data          <10%           10%–14%     15%–19%           20%–24%          ≥25%
•We have never had an epidemic like this that we have been able to track so thoroughly and see. As I told you, this is conservative.
•About 60 million adults, or 30 percent of the adult population, are now obese, which represents a doubling of the rate since 1980.