Obesity: Latest Bad Statistics

This information is from 2005-2006. It takes a while to gather and analyze info so we can probably safely assume it's worse now in 2009!

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government.

Numbers posted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that more than 34 percent of Americans are obese, compared to 32.7 percent who are overweight. It said just under 6 percent are "extremely" obese.

"More than one-third of adults, or over 72 million people, were obese in 2005-2006, the NCHS said in its report.

And:

In May, the CDC reported that 32 percent of U.S. children fit the definition of being overweight, 16 percent were obese and 11 percent were extremely obese.

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Obesity and Thyroid Damage

Saw this article the other day and it's scary...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081203/hl_nm/us_obesity_children_3

Obese children may be damaging their thyroids, creating a vicious cycle of metabolism and overweight, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday.

Obesity may cause inflammation that damages the thyroid, which secretes hormones to regulate metabolism and other important functions, Dr. Giorgio Radetti of the Regional Hospital of Bolzano in Italy and colleagues said.

They evaluated 186 overweight and obese children for about three years, testing thyroid hormone levels and thyroid antibodies and imaging the thyroid gland using ultrasound.

"Our study shows that alterations in thyroid function and structure are common in obese children and we may have uncovered the link," Radetti said in a statement.

Why scary? I developed a thyroid problem when in my 40's and ultimately had to have my thyroid nuked. Before that solution I would go from hyper to hypothyroid at different times so I know first hand what both sets of symptoms do to you and your body! and it's scary.

I take a synthetic thyroid hormone daily and even with that there are occasional problems. At my age, I am tuned into my body and can wait it out to see if it's temporary or if I need to get tested and get a different dosage. Not sure I could have done that as a young child.

Mine was not set off by obesity but something else...but I do know that managing my weight has been an on again off again issue for me until now. Why now? I take a whey product that works - and I have lost inches of fat - that belly at that is so dangerous for us. [disclaimer - I also market the product.]

Please parents - if you or your children are obese do something about it...Obesity is life threatening and related to nothing good.

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Childhood Obesity

What can be done about childhood obesity? It is a major health problem and one that many do not want to see. "Oh, it's just baby fat" says one person. Or "My child only eats sweet food, I can't him to eat anything else."

From the journal Pediatrics:

Nearly one in five American children grew big enough around the middle to be considered abdominally obese by 2004, a 65 percent increase in belly fat over just six years, according to a new study published Tuesday.

Although increases in Body Mass Index scores among children have been noted for more than a decade, the increase in children with significant belly fat appears to have been even greater, based on data from government health and nutrition surveys taken between 1999 and 2004.

And belly fat is more dangerous than fat in other parts.

What you can do is to keep healthy food around the house. Young children do not go shopping- the parents do - so they have control over what appears in the household food area. If there is no candy, no soda, no suage laden cereal - the kids will not be eating it.

As for those who say their kids only eat sweet stuff- do not worry your kids won't starve themselves - they will eat and they may even find they like the more natural foods.

And get some daily exercise - play with the kids - toss balls, chase each other, run around with the dog, take walks and limit the amount of time in front of the TV - a good TV rule is NO FOOD while watching TV. That works for adults too - we tend to munch mindlessly when we watch TV and we have food around.