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Georgia Statistics:

Obesity Rate = 22% (ranked 12th out of 51 states)
Overweight/Obesity Rate = 56.1% (ranked 24th out of 51 states)
Within the single year of 2007 in GA, 599 Million Dollars were spent in hospital charges due to inactivity
Only 44% of high school students meet the recommended amount of regular physical activity (30+ minutes of moderate physical activity on 5 or more days a week OR 20+ minutes of vigorous physical activity on 3 or more days a week)

Youth Health Statistics

Childhood Obesity has more than tripled in the last 30years
Overweight Adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults. This increases to 80% if one or more of the child’s parents is overweight or obese.
Roughly 1/3 of US Children (ages 4-19) consume fast food daily, which is the equivilant of 6 extra pounds per child per year
60% of obese children have at least one Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor

Adult Health Statistics

Approximately 300,000 adult deaths in the United States each year, are attributed to unhealthy dietary habits and/or physical inactivity.
58 Million Overweight; 40 Million Obese; 3 Million morbidly Obese
Eight out of 10 over 25’s Overweight
78% of Americans not meeting basic activity level recommendations
80% of type II diabetes related to obesity
70% of Cardiovascular disease related to obesity
42% breast and colon cancer diagnosed among obese individuals
30% of gall bladder surgery related to obesity
26% of obese people having high blood pressure

Mortifying or Motivating? You Be the Judge…