Obesity Leveling Off

Center for Disease Control reported that we have hit a plateau in obesity rates since 1999. Well finally some good news about obesity!

http://www.nytimes.ocm/2007/11/29/health/29fat.html

Lets look closer at this trend.

"The national center for health statistics reported that more than one-third of U.S. adults -– over 72 million people -- were obese in 2005-2006. This includes 33.3 percent of men and 35.3 percent of women. The figures show no statistically significant change from 2003-2004, when 31.1 percent of men were obese and 33.2 percent of women were obese. "

So actually obese men increased slightly and so did Women....hmm...don't you love statistics? Well the news is that things are leveling off and that's great news. The no statistically significant change means that the slight increase is not determined statistically significant.

Well, I can say the awareness is at an all-time high and its almost obnoxious how obesity is blamed for everything.

I would hope that this trend is due to the increase in health dietary behaviors and exercise but there is also an increase in bariatric surgeries and other disorders that lower the BMI to potentially unhealthy rates...again don't you love statistics?

Even among a trend of plateau's of obesity it is important to promote healthy weight management while also promoting a healthy body image and a healthy relationship with food.