Obesity

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Will All Americans Become Overweight or Obese? Estimating the Progression and Cost of the US Obesity Epidemic

Youfa Wang, May A. Beydoun, Lan Liang, Benjamin Caballero and Shiriki K. Kumanyika

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Figure 1.

Prevalence of obesity and overweight among US adults: Observed during 1976–2004 and projected. The projected prevalence presented here are those based on our linear regression models.

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Figure 2.

Shifts in BMI distribution among American adults between 1976 and 2004: NHANES II (1976–1980), III (1988–1994), and 1999–2004. (a) Kernel density plot of BMI. (b) Cumulative proportion distribution of BMI. (c) Mean BMI difference within percentile, m–d: ordinary least squares (OLS) estimate of average yearly shift.

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Figure 3.

Current BMI distribution and projected distributions for the years of 2010, 2020, and 2030. (a) BMI Kernel density plots. (b) Mean BMI, obesity, and overweight prevalence.

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Table 1 - Average annual increase in prevalence of obesity and overweight among US adults and children and future projections based on NHANES 1976-1980 to 2003-2004 - Unfortunately we are unable to provide accessible alternative text for this. If you require assistance to access this image, please contact help@nature.com or the author

Table 1 - Average annual increase in prevalence of obesity and overweight among US adults and children and future projections based on NHANES 1976–1980 to 2003–2004 .

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Table 2 - Future projections:a time when the prevalence of overweight or obesity among US adults will reach 80, 85, 90, and 100% and prevalence of overweight (BMI [ge] 95th percentileb) among US children will reach 30, 40, and 50% - Unfortunately we are unable to provide accessible alternative text for this. If you require assistance to access this image, please contact help@nature.com or the author

Table 2 - Future projections:a time when the prevalence of overweight or obesity among US adults will reach 80, 85, 90, and 100% and prevalence of overweight (BMI greater than or equal to 95th percentileb) among US children will reach 30, 40, and 50% .

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Table 3 - Projected direct health-care costs, in billions of dollars, attributable to overweight and obesity for US adults: 2000-2030 - Unfortunately we are unable to provide accessible alternative text for this. If you require assistance to access this image, please contact help@nature.com or the author

Table 3 - Projected direct health-care costs, in billions of dollars, attributable to overweight and obesity for US adults: 2000–2030 .

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