According to a new analysis of government statistics and MSN
Health and Fitness, adult obesity within the United States
continues to rise at alarming rates. The number of overweight
adults, those with a BMI index of 25 or higher, and obese
adults, those adults with a BMI index of 30 or higher, continues
to rise in 28 states and is becoming somewhat of an epidemic.
The new report issued by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and
the Trust for Americaâ€™s Health is called â€œF is for Fat,â€
and it provides recommendations and calls for a response by the
government to combat the rise in overweight and obese adults.
The report outlines how obesity affects Americaâ€™s future. In
1991, no state had above a 20 percent obesity rate for the
population. Now, 38 states have obesity rates over 35%.
Americans are simply becoming fat! What ever happened to
exercising to feel good and lose weight? Do Americans not
realize that they are fat, and that it is unhealthy? Itâ€™s
disgusting that some people simply can not take care