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Obesity in America
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Projected Prevalence of Obesity
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Based upon data collected through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
(BRFSS) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the prevalence
of obesity in the
United States
is estimated to increase from the current level of 31.30% obese to 42.80%
obese in 2018.
See Projected Prevalence of Obesity for all states
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Economic Cost of Obesity
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Today, it is estimated that $79,438
million dollars is spent due to obesity in the
United States. With the projected increase
in obesity levels, this will increase to $343,866
million dollars in 2018 or about ($1,425
dollars per adult in the
United States.
See Economic Cost of Obesity for all states
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Cost of Inaction
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If the
United States
were to halt the increase in the prevalence of obesity at today’s levels, we could
save $821 per adult in
2018. That is a total of $198,175
million in the
United States
in 2018.
See Cost of Inaction for all states
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Obesity in America
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Approximately
of residents
in
are obese. With current
trends, this will rise to
by 2015 and
in 2020.
This rise in obesity will add
million
to the current
million healthcare
tab. If individuals, commuities, policymakers and healthcare work together to halt
the rise in obesity, we can save this money. That is
dollars
per person in the state in 2020 that won't need to be spent on healthcare!
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