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Perhaps no other disease compares to obesity in terms of prevalence, prejudice, morbidity, and mortality. Missouri statistics are staggering: - Nearly 40% of Missouri youth were either at-risk for overweight or were presently overweight in 2001 (Dietary Intake Summary Report, MODHSS, 2003).
- Obese youth face higher risk factors for diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease—all of which were once thought to be conditions usually found in adults.
- Physical and emotional costs of obesity, the financial costs to the nation for obesity-related illness exceed $117 billion per year.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States Department of Agriculture
STATS, STUDIES, BEST PRACTICES AND PUBLIC POLICY RESOURCES
Local Obesity in Children (St. Louis Children's Hospital) Pediatricians may fail to diagnose obesity in kids, Saint Louis University research shows (Bio-Medicine News) - PDF Health Needs Assessment of St. Louis County 2005-2006 (St. Louis County Department of Health) Understanding Our Needs: A Saint Louis City Needs Assessment 2001 (City of St. Louis Department of Health) St. Louis Public School District - Health and Wellness Policy Final July 2008 - PDF
State Missouri Obesity Resource Data Bank Parents key in fight against obesity, experts say - PDF Profiles of Missouri: Obesity Rate in Missouri - PDF Mo. obesity rate rises for third straight year - PDF
National U.S. Obesity Trends 1985–2007 (Center for Disease Control) Overweight and Obesity in U.S. Cities (American Obesity Association) Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity (Surgeon General) Childhood Obesity on the Rise (National Institutes of Health) The Perils of Childhood Obesity (Univ. of Kentucky Cooperative Extension) - PDF Weight Control and Obesity Page (United States Department of Agriculture- USDA) Childhood Obesity: Causes & Prevention Symposium Proceedings (USDA) - PDF Overweight In Children (American Heart Association - AHA) A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States Statistical Sourcebook (AHA) - PDF Promoting Physical Activity in Children & Youth Leadership (AHA) - PDF Evaluation and Treatment of Childhood Obesity (Amer. Acad. of Family Physicians) Study: Obesity-Related Diseases Increased (CBS News Report) - PDF Please note there are more resources available from the left hand menu.
This page last updated in April 2009
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