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Nearly
Three
of Every Ten Iowans Obese
Posted 5 August 2010
A report released
today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concludes
the nation’s obesity epidemic affects every state in the nation. No
state met the country’s Healthy People 2010 goal to lower obesity to 15
percent. In Iowa, the obesity rate was 27.9 percent.
The report, called “State-Specific Obesity Prevalence among Adults -
United States, 2009,” is based on new data from the Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). To determine obesity prevalence,
approximately 400,000 survey respondents were asked to provide their
height and weight. A person is considered obese if they have a body
mass index (BMI) of 30 or above.
“Obesity is a complex problem that requires both personal and community
action,” said Dennis Haney, Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
community health consultant for Iowans Fit for Life. “All Iowans need
to make healthy choices and we need to change our communities into
places that strongly support healthy eating and active living.”
IDPH’s Iowans Fit for Life State Plan includes suggestions to make
communities more “walkable;” tools to improve the healthfulness of
restaurant menus, grocery store offerings, and vending machine options;
a worksite wellness resource designed for small employers; and a school
and community nutrition and physical activity intervention. Iowans Fit
for Life has also partnered with the health promotion unit at IDPH to
provide subject matter expert support for community wellness grants
across the state which are used locally to make the healthy choice, the
easy choice.
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