150 Years of Dieting Fads

iplayoutside19

Found this article today.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/01/25/years-dieting-fads-quick-fix/

Most of it makes me chuckle. After all of this time, and all the money spent. Eating properly, and moving more is the only thing that works. Imagine that.

The article states that 2/3 of Americans are over-weight or obese. I thought it was closer to 1/3. Anyone have any up to date statistics on this?

vixenize

The article states that 2/3 of Americans are over-weight or obese. I thought it was closer to 1/3. Anyone have any up to date statistics on this?

1/3 of Americans are just overweight, not obese. Another 1/3 of Americans are obese (and thus also overweight). If you combined the two, it's actually 2/3.

Most recent statistics come from 2010, which estimates 64%+ of Americans are overweight/obese. From the Journal of American Medical Association: http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/303/3/235.abstract

hpsnickers1

It's a sad sad number.

alyssa83202

Thanks for sharing, that was interesting!

alyssa83202

The article states that 2/3 of Americans are over-weight or obese. I thought it was closer to 1/3. Anyone have any up to date statistics on this?

1/3 of Americans are just overweight, not obese. Another 1/3 of Americans are obese (and thus also overweight). If you combined the two, it's actually 2/3.

Most recent statistics come from 2010, which estimates 64%+ of Americans are overweight/obese. From the Journal of American Medical Association: http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/303/3/235.abstract

I don't like the feeling that comes with knowing that I contribute to that statistic! I never thought that I'd actually be overweight in medical terms, but here I am. Only 4lbs to go until I"m back into the upper range of a healthy bmi!

iplayoutside19

The article states that 2/3 of Americans are over-weight or obese. I thought it was closer to 1/3. Anyone have any up to date statistics on this?

1/3 of Americans are just overweight, not obese. Another 1/3 of Americans are obese (and thus also overweight). If you combined the two, it's actually 2/3.

Most recent statistics come from 2010, which estimates 64%+ of Americans are overweight/obese. From the Journal of American Medical Association: http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/303/3/235.abstract

Ouch! I guess I'm apart of this statistic too.

So in other words....we should strive to NOT be normal.

1FITmamaofTWINS

americans love convienence... if it says you can lose 10lbs in ten days we buy it. lol perhaps this is why we fail?