About Obesity
More than 36.5% of adults, about 78.6 million people in the USA are obese.
The CDC has reported that in the last 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents, making it a public health epidemic.
Obesity related conditions include heart disease, stroke and diabetes mellitus type II as well as certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death.
The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion dollars in 2008. Taking this into account, there are reports showing that the medical costs for people who are obese--not accounting for the long term future costs of children who develop heart disease, DM type II, stroke or heart disease or cancer--is about $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.
According to AHA*, walking is the simplest positive change you can make to effectively improve your heart health and its also safe, the least expensive avenue for exercise, and has the lowest dropout rate.
So, people of Huntsville, Alabama:
"Let's go and fight obesity one race at a time." Walking or running. Walking is not a skill-dependent form of activity. In fact, it is the most accessible form of physical activity, everybody can do it almost anywhere, anytime, and it doesn't require a lot of equipment. Have fun and stay active!
*American Heart Association
The CDC has reported that in the last 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents, making it a public health epidemic.
Obesity related conditions include heart disease, stroke and diabetes mellitus type II as well as certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death.
The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion dollars in 2008. Taking this into account, there are reports showing that the medical costs for people who are obese--not accounting for the long term future costs of children who develop heart disease, DM type II, stroke or heart disease or cancer--is about $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.
According to AHA*, walking is the simplest positive change you can make to effectively improve your heart health and its also safe, the least expensive avenue for exercise, and has the lowest dropout rate.
So, people of Huntsville, Alabama:
"Let's go and fight obesity one race at a time." Walking or running. Walking is not a skill-dependent form of activity. In fact, it is the most accessible form of physical activity, everybody can do it almost anywhere, anytime, and it doesn't require a lot of equipment. Have fun and stay active!
*American Heart Association