Are you a statistic?
By now you are all probably aware of the epidemic increases in obesity and health related problems in this county. Here are some statistics that may make the picture a little bit more clear:
- One billion people in the world are obese.
- 65% of Americans are now overweight, up 18% since just
1994.
- 30% of Americans are obese, up 30% since 1994.
- Diabetes is now an epidemic in children.
- Over 40% of Americans have high cholesterol.
- 50% of Americans over 65 have high blood pressure; 28.7% of all Americans have high blood pressure.
- 5.1% of us have type 2 diabetes, a staggering 104% increase from 1980 to 2004.
- Over 100 million Americans have significant risk factors for heart disease.
While these numbers are disturbing, perhaps even shocking, the amount of money that is spent trying to cope with these problems is truly staggering:
- Americans spend $117 billion annually to treat obesity-linked diseases including heart disease, diabetes, dementia,
cancer, and arthritis.
- Over $50 billion is spent on weight loss alone.
- Of the $1.9 trillion spent on healthcare, just 2% is spent on prevention.
- Since 2000 the cost of health insurance is up 59% while wages have increased a meager 12%.
- Medicaid expenditures will increase an estimated 8.9% a year from 2002 to 2012 with Medicare rising by 6.7% per year
over the same period.
- Healthcare costs have risen 250% since 1990, from $717 billion to $1.9 trillion in 2004.
Something is obviously not working...
We need to do something different.... YOU need to do something different!
Together, we can find real solutions to problems like these and make drasitic improvments in your own life as well those around you.
Keep reading the STOP WORKING OUT! blog, I will continue to deliver useful tools that will help you avoid living your life as one of these statistics.
- One billion people in the world are obese.
- 65% of Americans are now overweight, up 18% since just
1994.
- 30% of Americans are obese, up 30% since 1994.
- Diabetes is now an epidemic in children.
- Over 40% of Americans have high cholesterol.
- 50% of Americans over 65 have high blood pressure; 28.7% of all Americans have high blood pressure.
- 5.1% of us have type 2 diabetes, a staggering 104% increase from 1980 to 2004.
- Over 100 million Americans have significant risk factors for heart disease.
While these numbers are disturbing, perhaps even shocking, the amount of money that is spent trying to cope with these problems is truly staggering:
- Americans spend $117 billion annually to treat obesity-linked diseases including heart disease, diabetes, dementia,
cancer, and arthritis.
- Over $50 billion is spent on weight loss alone.
- Of the $1.9 trillion spent on healthcare, just 2% is spent on prevention.
- Since 2000 the cost of health insurance is up 59% while wages have increased a meager 12%.
- Medicaid expenditures will increase an estimated 8.9% a year from 2002 to 2012 with Medicare rising by 6.7% per year
over the same period.
- Healthcare costs have risen 250% since 1990, from $717 billion to $1.9 trillion in 2004.
Something is obviously not working...
We need to do something different.... YOU need to do something different!
Together, we can find real solutions to problems like these and make drasitic improvments in your own life as well those around you.
Keep reading the STOP WORKING OUT! blog, I will continue to deliver useful tools that will help you avoid living your life as one of these statistics.
posted by Travis at 10:41:00 AM
1 Comments:
These statistics are shocking! It's even more shocking that most doctors have somewhat given up on addressing the cause of obesity-related diseases and now just treat symptons. For instance, instead of "Let's work together on creating a healthier diet,:" it's "No worries, I'll just remove your gall bladder and you can go back to eating whatever you like."
Perhaps doctors are just tired of sounding like broken records, "Eat right and exercise!" or maybe they just want to get in on some of the money being thrown at obesity solutions by the public.
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