Discussion Board #9

According to National Center for Health Statistics, about 69% of American adults are overweight, 2 out of 3 adults and about half of these overweight adults are obese. 24% of Americans age 18-29 are obese. Nearly 33.5% of adult men and 36% of adult women are considered obese. The number of obese adults had more than doubled between 1971 and 2012. What do you feel are the contributing factors in the rise of obesity in our country? And do you feel obesity is becoming an epidemic?

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Thank You.