Weight Loss Statistics You Should Know

I want to share with you some very vital weight loss statistics. If you, or someone you love is fighting the weight loss battle, then please read on...

- 64 percent of people in the United States are overweight
- 48 percent of people in Europe are overweight
- 27 % of Americans are classified as obese
- Obesity is responsible for 325,000 deaths every year
- Obesity cost an estimated $75 BILLION in 2003 because of its long and   expensive treatment
- 300 million people worldwide are obese


- 750 million people worldwide are overweight
- The weight loss market is forecast to hit $61 billion by 2008
- Spending on Hoodia Gordonii is expected to surpass $750 million in sales
- 400,000 deaths each year may be attributed to obesity

WOW!!
BMI or Body Mass Index is used as an indication of "weight health" It is correlated with your height.

* An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight.

* An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.

Keep in mind that the BMI is not written in stone. For instance athletes can have a higher BMI but still be in the healthy "zone" becaue it doesn't measure body fat.

According to the CDC in 2007, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Thirty states had a prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; three of these states (Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%.