Overweight & Obesity Facts

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

About 65% of Americans are either overweight or obese. (Overweight is 10 to 30 pounds over a healthy weight. Obese is 30 or more pounds over).
Annual medical costs for an obese person are nearly 38% more, or $732 higher, than the costs for someone of normal weight.
A Medicare recipient who is obese costs $1,486 more per year than a person who's at a healthy weight.
The annual medical spending for overweight and obesity in the United States is about 9% of national medical costs.

Being overweight or obese increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions, including the following:

Hypertension
Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
Type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Gallbladder disease
Osteoarthritis
Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon).

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