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A Growing Industry
The National Institute of Health reports that more than 60% of all Americans are overweight. Subsequently the weight loss industry is a $43 billion industry with projected growth of $40 billion over the next few years.
Take a look at the facts... As Americans are more in tuned to the benefits of health and wellness, the general population is getting fatter but is looking for ways to combat their weight problems:
- The American Society of Bariatrics Physicians reports that between 20 - 40% of the American population is on a diet at any given time.
- The New England Journal of Medicine reports a clear association between excess weight and a higher risk of dying from heart disease.
- According to the Centers For Disease Control, obesity is the second leading preventable cause of death in the United States, second only to cigarette smoking.
International Statistics on Overweight and Obese Adults and Children
United States
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- 127 million U.S. adults are overweight; 60 million are obese
- Approximately 30.3% of Children ages 6-11 are overweight; 15.3% of children are obese
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Mexico
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- 60% of adult women are overweight
- Ranked among the top 10 nations in the world in the percentage of diabetes cases
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New Zealand
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- One in five New Zealand adults are obese; if current trends continue, 29% of all adults will be obese by 2011
- One third of New Zealand children between ages 5-14 are overweight, 21% are overweight, 10% are obese
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Australia
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- Almost 60% of Australians are overweight of obese (nearly double the percentage from 20 years ago)
- One of the highest rates of type two diabetes in the world
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Singapore
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- One in three people are overweight; 6% of its four million are obese
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Spain
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- Prevalence of obesity in Spain is 13.9%, while the combination of overweight and obesity yield a prevalence of 26.3%
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Ireland
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- 47% of people in Ireland report being overweight (13% obese, 34% percent overweight)
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The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate in developing and developed countries. Advances in economic development, modernization and urbanization have been linked to the rise in global obesity.
Sources - American Obesity Association (www.obesity.org) Februaty 10, 2005; The Hispanic Herald, Wednesday December 31, 2003, Ministry of Health - www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/wpg_index/About-Obesity February 16, 2005; the 202 National Nutrition Survey (NNS); 2002-2003 New Zealand Health Survey, Australian Medical Association (AMA); SLAN 2003, www.advancesinhealth.com, www.ajc.com/news/content/health. |
As an L A Weight Loss franchisee, you will be part of the solution by offering the L A Weight Loss program, the ideal plan for long-term weight management.