800 thousand people in the us die each year with "obesity" listed on their death certificate. This is my niche after I lost "half my size" with natural methods 6 years ago. I've been trying to help people ever since with blogging, books, photos, videos, and anything else I can come up with.
Medical error kills a similar number and obese people are more likely to use medical intervention, so the two are linked as are most other causes of death.
7 out of 10 Americans are obese or overweight. This is definitely the cause of more deaths than are directly linked in the stats. In the 1980's only 1 out of 10 were obese and 2 were over weight. Now 4 are obese and 3 are overweight.
The numbers are worse the younger you go and this is why I fight this battle - for the kids coming up.
Some interesting stats that you have listed.
I have many more since this is what I work on - few are optimistic or positive. I post this when fat people post about the 14K in gun deaths annually. Those deaths are a drop in the bucket, an excuse, and a distraction from the bigger problem in my opinion.
Both have solutions.
Yes, stess, fast living and laziness contributes to overweight people. We need to teach our children to move, stand up, and avoid sitting as much as possible. And being able to use the drive-thru windows, because someone is in a hurry also adds to the list. So, it's lifestyle change that's important to keep fit in this 21 century culture. That's my opionion of course.
I work to help people avoid the poisonous food supply. I consider obese and sick people to be victims of the lies told by the evil-doers manipulating the food commonly available.
Many of the additives in the food supply are toxic endocrine disruptors and addictive. This information is plainly stated on the fda website, yet still this garbage is in 80-90% of the food supply and not reported on or generally known.
The average person has a very hard time breaking free since they are not even aware of the danger. This is the mission I am on - trying to help other people know they are being poisoned and help them learn the steps that will let them break free.
Stress and fast living are definitely a part of the problem. However I disagree with the laziness stigma. Living an obese life is a very hard road. Obese people are exhausted just by getting out of bed in the morning and trying to get ready for the day. They do not have the ability to do better while under this pressure.
My method when I coach people is to add nutrition, rest and exercise. It works like a charm if people try, but unfortunately few do. Poison sucks.
800 thousand people in the us die each year with "obesity" listed on their death certificate
please provide a link.
I use this one for links, but the article itself is out of date. Obesity is up to 36% now. I think it was 28% in 2006 when this was written.
http://www.healthline.com/health-news/children-obesity-behind-eighteen-percent-of-us-deaths-081513#1
The links there take you to many of the government sites where this info is tracked. See the CDC website under US Mortality Causes and Rates and the UN Report on US Population Statistics and Projections. It has been a couple of years since I looked at least, so I would think all the numbers are higher now.
When I did look, I noticed many other deaths from "Inflammatory" chronic diseases commonly suffered by obese people. That is where I work now. I try to get people to stop consuming poison to heal and have better quality of life before they die.
I don't do research into the numbers too much anymore. Seven out of ten Americans are obese or overweight now (CDC Obesity/Overweight Stats). The US used to be second in obesity to Mexico, but surpassed them on the last update.
The people I work with are desperate in their own obesity and don't care about statistics. If I see photos of crowds in the US - I see fat people, so I know my help is needed.
gotta love fanatics..