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What Is America’s BIG Health Problem?
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/GOBbF_BIXIg
Not going to beat around the bush here—American are wayyyyyyy too BIG. According to the CDC’s latest report, 1 in every 5 Americans, that’s 20% of us, is obese. And it’s even worse in some states and for certain groups of us.
Obesity is most prevalent in the South and Midwest with a 34% rate. Not much better overall in the West and Northeast which weigh in at 29% and 28%.
Groupwise, those most likely to be obese are 45-51 years of age at 38%. Those least likely are 18 to 24 years at 19.5%. Among America’s racial and ethnic groups, those least likely to be obese are Asians at 17.%. Far heavier on the health scale are White adults art 42.2%, Hispanic adults at 44.8%, and Black adults at 50%.
Obesity has a huge negative impact on health as a trigger for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and, yes, CoVid. Some 30% of adult CoVid hospitalizations as of last year were directly linked to obesity.
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/index.html
https://www.mdlinx.com/article/america-s-big-health-problem-just-got-bigger/36B451N8xLyVPdHuzF5YHv?tag=Morning&utm_campaign=malert_101021_M3Learning&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email&ipost_environment=m3usainc&iqs=9z2zur53l6qc13hl5igfgfoujovvva6cre40o2qojq0
#obesity #CoVid #ethnicity #age #states
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By Howard G. Smith MD, AM
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/GOBbF_BIXIg
Not going to beat around the bush here—American are wayyyyyyy too BIG. According to the CDC’s latest report, 1 in every 5 Americans, that’s 20% of us, is obese. And it’s even worse in some states and for certain groups of us.
Obesity is most prevalent in the South and Midwest with a 34% rate. Not much better overall in the West and Northeast which weigh in at 29% and 28%.
Groupwise, those most likely to be obese are 45-51 years of age at 38%. Those least likely are 18 to 24 years at 19.5%. Among America’s racial and ethnic groups, those least likely to be obese are Asians at 17.%. Far heavier on the health scale are White adults art 42.2%, Hispanic adults at 44.8%, and Black adults at 50%.
Obesity has a huge negative impact on health as a trigger for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and, yes, CoVid. Some 30% of adult CoVid hospitalizations as of last year were directly linked to obesity.
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/index.html
https://www.mdlinx.com/article/america-s-big-health-problem-just-got-bigger/36B451N8xLyVPdHuzF5YHv?tag=Morning&utm_campaign=malert_101021_M3Learning&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email&ipost_environment=m3usainc&iqs=9z2zur53l6qc13hl5igfgfoujovvva6cre40o2qojq0
#obesity #CoVid #ethnicity #age #states