This information and other independent studies by the author and the University of California - Berkeley, have provided the numerical statistics in this report. ... There are over 60 million Americans who are considered obese, which is to say that 60 million Americans have a Body Mass Index equal to or greater than 30 BMI. ... Right now over 20% of our population can be considered obese by these BMI standards. ... Certain people do have legitimate medical reasons for being obese such as pituitary disorders and hereditary diabetes, but that represents a very small percent of our population....

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According to Time magazine, in America 13% of children under the age of eleven are obese. ... Statistics from stats.net show that parents are working an average of 10 hours more a week than in 1980. ... "We've never seen an obese child population like this before," says Naomi Neufeld, a pediatric endocrinologist and director of KidShape, a non-profit weight-loss program in Los Angeles. ... Our fast paced lifestyle and demand for promptness have doomed America's youth to obesity. ...

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Statistics show that at any one time, more than fifty percent of the United States population is attempting to lose weight (Spearman). However, he obesity epidemic still plagues America. According to the American Diabetic Association, the United Stated is one the fattest nation on earth. ... Since 1960, the number of obese Americans has steadily increased, and today approximately fifty million Americans are affected by obesity. ... America's enemy, obesity can often contribute to many serious, often fatal side effects. ...

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In areas where the population is more concentrated, it is not unusual to drive a mile or more to the grocery store, and rural inhabitants would typically have to drive more than 10 miles. ... The percent of obese adults was at 60.3% in 2012 which is actually pretty low considering all of the other states and I see billboards telling kids to stop consuming sugar and advertisements at bus stops and train stations with health statistics and alternative options for good food. ... "Starved for Access: Life in Rural America's Food Deserts." ... American Journal of Public Health 99.3 (2009): 505...

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated that in 1993, 2,251,200 people or about 12.8 percent of the Australian population had a "physical" disability (Wen,1999). ... From an investigation in the American Journal of Public Health 2002;92.The investigators used data from two long-term national health surveys, following nearly 7,000 American adults for two decades and tracking their body mass index, a measurement based on a person's height and weight. ... (American Journal of Public Health 2002;92). ...

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