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  2. Obesity - Wikipedia

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    The total annual direct cost of overweight and obesity in Australia in 2005 was A$21 billion. Overweight and obese Australians also received A$35.6 billion in government subsidies. [246] The estimated range for annual expenditures on diet products is $40 billion to $100 billion in the US alone. [247]

  3. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For the following statistics, "adult" is defined as age 20 and over. The overweight + obese percentages for the overall US population are higher reaching 39.4% in 1997, 44.5% in 2004, [16] 56.6% in 2007, [17] 63.8% (adults) and 17% (children) in 2008, [18] [19] in 2010 65.7% of American adults and 17% of American children are overweight or ...

  4. Overweight vs. Obesity: Do You Really Know the Difference? - AOL

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    Obesity BMI. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute defines obesity as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. BMI is a measurement of body fat based on a person’s height and weight. An ...

  5. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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    A survey in 2007 showed 63% of Americans were then overweight or obese, with 26% in the obese category (a BMI of 30 or more). By 2014, 37.7% of adults in the United States were obese, 35.0% of men and 40.4% of women; class 3 obesity (BMI over 40) values were 7.7% for men and 9.9% for women. [30]

  6. Life expectancy in U.S. could stall by 2050 because America ...

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    Rising rates of obesity and drug use deaths are forecast to contribute to future life expectancy. ... and by 80.4 years in 2050 for men and women. However, despite progress made over the past ...

  7. List of North American countries by life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    Interactive chart of male and female life expectancy in America as defined by WHO for 2019. [5] Open the original chart and hover over chart elements. The squares of bubbles are proportional to population according to estimation of the UN for 2019.

  8. Almost 3 in 4 US adults overweight or obese: Research - AOL

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    The research points to a substantial increase in overweight and obese adults in the last 30 years as well as an especially large increase in adolescents aged 5-24, with forecasts showing little ...

  9. Life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    Life expectancy was probably slightly longer for women than men. [33] Life expectancy at age 1 reached 34–41 remaining years for the 67 [29] –75% surviving the first year. For the 55-65% surviving to age 5, remaining life expectancy reached around 40–45, [31] while the ~50% reaching age 10 could expect another 40 years of life. [29]