2016 Obesity Rates Statistics - Obesity is a serious medical condition of excess fat storage. It's defined as a person having a BMI of or greater. BMI, or body mass index, is a number that is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by your height in meters squared. Obesity begins at a BMI of and or greater is considered actually morbid obesity. Obesity is an epidemic in our country.
2016 obesity Rates - Over one third of adults are obese. Another scary statistic is that greater than of our children and adolescents are obese. This number is growing each year. Another scary thing is that obesity has actually surpassed smoking as being the number one cause of preventable death. While this statistic is scary, the good news is that there is something that you can do about it. Because when you do lose the weight your risk of premature death decreases drastically.
2016 obesity statistics
