More than two thirds, 68%, of American adults are overweight.
One person in three (over 33%) is obese, that's 72 million people.
If obesity continues to rise at the present rate, in less than ten years' time, by 2018, 43% of Americans will be obese.
After smoking, obesity is America's biggest cause of premature death.
It is also a major contributor to the health problems which are the leading killer diseases: it's linked to
70% of heart disease; after smoking, it's the biggest cause of cancer; and over 80% of type 2 diabetes is related to being overweight.
Obese people suffer from poorer health during their life and are likely to die ten years younger than a healthy person.
Obesity accounts for nearly 10% of US healthcare spending. This amounts to $147 billion annually. Smoking, by comparison, costs only $96 billion.
Healthcare costs are 42% higher for someone who is obese, over $1,400 each.
Medicare spends $600 more on prescription drugs for an obese person.
Beachbody and The American Diabetes Association are working together to fight obesity in the United States. Many of Beachbody's fitness and nutritional programs are endorsed by the ADA. Contact me for more information!
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