Overweight and Obesity

Running Head : HEALTH ISSUES

Health Issues : Impact of Being Overweight and Obese

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Staying at a healthy weight requires balancing what a person eats with physical activity . One of the best ways to prevent being overweight and obese is to improve eating and activity levels . Overweight and obesity can lead to serious problems like type 2 diabetes , asthma , heart disease , sleep problems , low self esteem , and bullying (USDHHS , 2010

The obesity rates throughout the United States are simply shocking , and the harsh fact that American society grows increasingly fatter

points to severe cultural problems . These state statistics of population obesity levels from 2008 , the percentage per state of very highly overweight people , are an indication of where the problems are most concentrated

2008 State Obesity Rates

State State State State

Alabama 31 .4 Illinois 26 .4 Montana 23 .9 Rhode Island 21 .5

Alaska 26 .1 Indiana 26 .3 Nebraska 26 .6 South Carolina 30 .1

Arizona 24 .8 Iowa 26 .0 Nevada 25 .0 South Dakota 27 .5

Arkansas 28 .7 Kansas 27 .4 New Hampshire 24 .0 Tennessee 30 .6

California 23 .7 Kentucky 29 .8 New Jersey 22 .9 Texas 28 .3

Colorado 18 .5 Louisiana 28 .3 New Mexico 25 .2 Utah 22 .5

Connecticut 21 .0 Maine 25 .2 New York 24 .4 Vermont 22 .7

Delaware 27 .0 Maryland 26 .0 North Carolina 29 .0 Virginia 25 .0

Washington DC 21 .8 Massachusetts 20 .9 North Dakota 27 .1 Washington 25 .4

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