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FOOD DRINK NUTRITION DIET: NUTRITION :

MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: OBESITY :

UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT: DOCUMENTS:

President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.

Fact and Statistics

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President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.

Fact and Statistics

http://www.fitness.gov/resource-center/facts-and-statistics/

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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Only one in three children are physically active every day.1
Less than 5% of adults participate in 30 minutes of physical activity each 
day;2 only one in three adults receive the recommended amount of physical 
activity each week.3

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Only 35  44% of adults 75 years or older are physically active, and 28-34% 
of adults ages 65-74 are physically active.4

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More than 80% of adults do not meet the guidelines for both aerobic and 
muscle-strengthening activities, and more than 80% of adolescents do not 
do enough aerobic physical activity to meet the guidelines for youth.5

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In 2013, research found adults in the following states to be most likely 
to report exercising 3 or more days a week for at least 30 minutes: 
Vermont (65.3%), Hawaii (62.2%), Montana (60.1%), Alaska (60.1%). The 
least likely were Delaware (46.5%), West Virginia (47.1%) and Alabama 
(47.5%). The national average for regular exercise is 51.6%.6

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Children now spend more than seven and a half hours a day in front of a 
screen (e.g., TV, videogames, computer).7

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Nationwide, 25.6% of persons with a disability reported being physically 
inactive during a usual week, compared to 12.8% of those without a 
disability.3

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Only about one in five homes have parks within a half-mile, and about the 
same number have a fitness or recreation center within that distance.5
Only 6 states (Illinois, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York and 
Vermont) require physical education in every grade, K-12.22
28.0% of Americans, or 80.2 million people, aged six and older are 
physically inactive.23

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Nearly one-third of high school students play video or computer games for 
3 or more hours on an average school day.24

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NUTRITION

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Typical American diets exceed the recommended intake levels or limits in 
four categories: calories from solid fats and added sugars; refined 
grains; sodium; and saturated fat.2

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Americans eat less than the recommended amounts of vegetables, fruits, 
whole-grains, dairy products, and oils.2

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About 90% of Americans eat more sodium than is recommended for a healthy 
diet.8

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Reducing the sodium Americans eat by 1,200mg per day on could save up to 
$20 billion a year in medical costs.8

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Food available for consumption increased in all major food categories from 
1970 to 2008. Average daily calories per person in the marketplace 
increased approximately 600 calories.2

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Since the 1970s, the number of fast food restaurants has more than 
doubled.2

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More than 23 million Americans, including 6.5 million children, live in 
food deserts  areas that are more than a mile away from a supermarket.9

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In 2008, an estimated 49.1 million people, including 16.7 million 
children, experienced food insecurity (limited availability to safe and 
nutritionally adequate foods) multiple times throughout the year.10
In 2013, residents of the following states were most likely to report 
eating at least five servings of vegetables four or more days per week: 
Vermont (68.7%), Montana (63.0%) and Washington (61.8%). The least likely 
were Oklahoma (52.3%), Louisiana (53.3%) and Missouri (53.8%). The 
national average for regular produce consumption is 57.7%.6

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Empty calories from added sugars and solid fats contribute to 40% of total 
daily calories for 218 year olds and half of these empty calories come 
from six sources: soda, fruit drinks, dairy desserts, grain desserts, 
pizza, and whole milk.27

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US adults consume an average of 3,400 mg/day [of sodium], well above the 
current federal guideline of less than 2,300 mg daily.28

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Food safety awareness goes hand-in-hand with nutrition education. In the 
United States, food-borne agents affect 1 out of 6 individuals and cause 
approximately 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 
deaths each year.29

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US per capita consumption of total fat increased from approximately 57 
pounds in 1980 to 78 pounds in 2009 with the highest consumption being 85 
pounds in 2005.30

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The US percentage of food-insecure households, those with limited or 
uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways, 
rose from 11% to 15% between 2005 and 2009.31

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OBESITY

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Data from 2009-2010 indicates that over 78 million U.S. adults and about 
12.5 million (16.9%) children and adolescents are obese.11
Recent reports project that by 2030, half of all adults (115 million 
adults) in the United States will be obese.12

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Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese 
adults.13 14

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For children with disabilities, obesity rates are approximately 38% higher 
than for children without disabilities. It gets worse for the adult 
population where obesity rates for adults with disabilities are 
approximately 57% higher than for adults without disabilities.15
Obesity Then and Now2

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Prevalence of obesity for children ages 2 to 5 years  doubled
Early 1970s: 5%
2007-08: 10%

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Prevalence of obesity for children ages 6 to 11 years  quadrupled
Early 1970s: 4%
2007-08: 20%

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Prevalence of obesity for children ages 12 to 19 years  tripled
Early 1970s: 6%
2007-08: 18%

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Percentage of obese adults  doubled
Early 1970s: 15%
2007-08: 34%

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States with an adult obesity prevalence rate of more than 25%:
Early 1970s: Zero
2007-08: 32

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Nearly 45% of children living in poverty are overweight or obese compared 
with 22% of children living in households with incomes four times the 
poverty level.16

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Almost 40% of Black and Latino youth ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese 
compared with only 29% of White youth.16

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Obesity among children in the United States has remained flat - at around 
17% - in 2003-2004 and 2011-2012.25

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Between 2003 and 2012, obesity among children between 2 and 5 years of age 
has declined from 14% to 8% - a 43% decrease in just under a decade.25
Obesity rates in children 6 to 11 years old have decreased from 18.8% in 
2003-2004 to 17.7% in 2011-2012; obesity rates for children 12 to 19 years 
old have increased from 17.4% to 20.5% in the same time period.25
Human and Financial Costs of Obesity

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Obesity-related illness, including chronic disease, disability, and death, 
is estimated to carry an annual cost of $190.2 billion.17
Projections estimate that by 2018, obesity will cost the U.S. 21 percent 
of our total healthcare costs - $344 billion annually.18

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Those who are obese have medical costs that are $1,429 more than those of 
normal weight on average (roughly 42% higher).19

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The annual cost of being overweight is $524 for women and $432 for men; 
annual costs for being obese are even higher: $4,879 for women and $2,646 
for men.20

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Obesity is also a growing threat to national security  a surprising 27% of 
young Americans are too overweight to serve in our military. Approximately 
15,000 potential recruits fail their physicals every year because they are 
unfit.21

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The medical care costs of obesity in the United States are staggering. In 
2008 dollars, these costs totaled about $147 billion.26

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REFERENCES

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1 National Association for Sport and Physical Education. The Fitness 
Equation: Physical Activity + Balanced Diet = Fit Kids. Reston, VA: 
National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 1999.

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2 U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010.

Available at:

http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietaryguidelines.htm.

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3 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2010.

Available at:

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2010.htm.

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4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Behavioral Risk Factor 
Surveillance Survey.

Available at:

http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/.

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5 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2020.

Available at:

http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx.

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6 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Jan. 2-Dec. 29, 2013.

Available at:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/167645/vermont-no-frequent-exercise-produce-consumption.aspx

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7 Rideout, Victoria J., Foehr, Ulla G., and Roberts, Donald F. Generation 
M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds. Rep. Menlo Park: Henry J. 
Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010.

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8 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Where's the 
Sodium?

Available at:

http://www.cdc.gov/VitalSigns/pdf/2012-02-vitalsigns.pdf.

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9 U.S. Department of Agriculture. Creating Access to Healthy, Affordable 
Food.

Available at:

http://apps.ams.usda.gov/fooddeserts/.

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10 Nord, Mark, Andrews, Margaret, and Carlson, Steven. Household Food 
Security in the United States, 2008. Rep. U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Economic Research Service, 2009;

Available at:

http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err-economic-research-report/err83.aspx.

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11 Ogden, C.L., Carroll, M.D., Kit, B.K., Flegal, K.M. Prevalence of 
Obesity in the United States, 2009-2010. U.S. Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief, January 
2012;

Available at:

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db82.pdf.

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12 Wang, Y Claire, McPherson, Klim, Marsh, Tim, Gortmaker, Steven L., 
Brown, Martin. Health and Economic Burden of the Projected Obesity Trends 
in the USA and the UK. The Lancet; 2011.

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13 Hedley, A.A., Ogden, C.L., Johnson, C.L., Carroll, M.D., Curtin, L.R., 
and Flegal, K.M. Overweight and Obesity Among US Children, Adolescents, 
and Adults, 1999-2002. Journal of the American Medical Association; 2004.

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14 Flegal, K.M., Carroll, M.D., Kuczmarski, R.J., and Johnson, C.L. 
Overweight and Obesity in the United States: Prevalence and Trends, 
1960-1994. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic 
Disorders; 1998.

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15 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Health and 
Nutrition Examination Survey. 2003-2008. Available at:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/documents/obesityfactsheet2010.pdf.

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16 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. F As In Fat: How Obesity Threatens 
America's Future. 2010. Available at:

http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/20100629fasinfatmainreport.pdf

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17 Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Accelerating Progress 
in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation. Report Brief, May 
8, 2012.

Available at:

http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2012/Accelerating-Progress-in-Obesity-Prevention.aspx

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18 National Association for Sport and Physical Education. 2010 Shape of 
the Nation Report.

Available at:

http://www.shapeamerica.org/advocacy/son/upload/Shape-of-the-Nation-2010-Final.pdf 
Exit Disclaimer.

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19 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Adult Obesity. 
2010.

Available at:

http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/AdultObesity/.

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20 Dor, Avi, Christine Ferguson, Casey Langwith, and Ellen Tan. A Heavy 
Burden: The Individual Costs of Being Overweight and Obese in the United 
States. Washington, DC: The George Washington University School of Public 
Health and Health Services Department of Health Policy; 2010.

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21 American Heart Association. Teaching America's Kids About A Healthy 
Lifestyle. 2010.

Available at:

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22 National Association for Sport and Physical Education/American Heart 
Association. 2012 Shape of the Nation Report: Status of Physical Education 
in the USA. Available at: 
http://www.shapeamerica.org/advocacy/son/2012/upload/2012-Shape-of-Nation-full-report-web.pdf 
Exit Disclaimer.

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23 Physical Activity Council. 2014 Participation Report. Available at: 
http://www.physicalactivitycouncil.com/PDFs/current.pdf Exit Disclaimer.

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24 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Youth Risk Behavior 
SurveillanceUnited States, 2011]. MMWR 2012;61(No. SS-66104):[1-168]).

Available at:

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6104a1.htm.

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25 Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD; Margaret D. Carroll, MSPH; Brian K. Kit, MD, 
MPH; Katherine M. Flegal, PhD. Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity 
in the United States, 2011-2012. JAMA. February 26, 2014; Vol 311, No. 8.

Available at:

http://www.jamanetwork.com/ Exit Disclaimer.

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26 Eric A. Finkelstein, Justin G. Trogdon, Joel W. Cohen and William 
Dietz. Annual Medical Spending Attributable to Obesity: Payer- and 
Service-Specific Estimates. Health Affairs, 28, no.5 (2009):w822-w831 
(published online July 27, 2009; 10.1377/hlthaff.28.5.w822). Available at:

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/28/5/w822.full.pdf+html?sid=98ee0a7a-07da-4e7a-8545-a1930789d9c6

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27 Reedy J, Krebs-Smith SM. Dietary sources of energy, solid fats, and 
added sugars among children and adolescents in the United States. Journal 
of the American Dietetic Association, Volume 110, Issue 10, Pages 
1477-1484, October 2010. Available at:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20869486.

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28 Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Sodium Intake in 
Populations: Assessment of Evidence. Report Brief, May 14, 2014.

Available at:

http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2013/Sodium-Intake-in-Populations-Assessment-of-Evidence/Report-Brief051413.aspx

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29 Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Improving Food Safety 
Through a One Health Approach. Workshop Summary, September 10, 2012.

Available at:

http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2012/Improving-Food-Safety-Through-a-One-Health-Approach.aspx

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30 United States Census Bureau. The 2012 Statistical Abstract. Health & 
Nutrition: Food Consumption and Nutrition. Table 217. Per Capita 
Consumption of Major Food Commodities: 1980 to 2009. Available at:

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/health_nutrition/food_consumption_and_nutrition.html.

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31 United States Census Bureau. The 2012 Statistical Abstract. Health & 
Nutrition: Food Consumption and Nutrition. Table 214. Households and 
Persons Having Problems with Access to Food: 2005 to 2009. Available at:

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2011/compendia/statab/131ed/health-nutrition.html.


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