Obesity in the USA

Johann Steinecker
Adult (20+) Body Mass Index
Height Weight Range BMI Considered
5‘ 9‘‘ 124 lbs or less Below 18.5 Underweight
125 lbs to 168 lbs 18.5 to 24.9 Healthy weight
169 lbs to 202 lbs 25.0 to 29.9 Overweight
203 lbs or more 30 or higher Obesity
271 lbs or more 40 or higher Class 3 Obesity

https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/basics/adult-defining.html
 Food

Causes Genetics
of
Obesity Illness and Medications

Social Determinants of Health

(SDOH)
https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/basics/causes.html
 Why should you care?

https://www.prevention.com/health/a20517009/heart-disease-prevention/ https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/basics/consequences.html
https://diabetes-selbsthilfe.com/medikamente-diabetes-typ-2/
Obesity in the USA

Prevalence of Self-Reported
Obesity Among U.S. Adults by
State and Territory, BRFSS, 2020
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence-maps.html
Portion
sizes
have gone
up, up, up

https://www.vox.com/2016/8/31/12368246
/obesity-america-2018-charts
Sugar,
sugar,
sugar

https://www.vox.com/2016/8/31/12368246
/obesity-america-2018-charts
Healthy
is pricey

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press
-releases/healthy-vs-unhealthy-diet-costs-
1-50-more/
https://www.vox.com/2016/8/31/12368246
/obesity-america-2018-charts
https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2017/nove
mber/when-healthier-food-price-closer-to-
unhealthier-diets-are-better
Supply

https://www.vox.com/2016/8/31/12368246
/obesity-america-2018-charts