Re: New U.S. Report on the Nation’s Health 2010 Released

[Guest guest]

Here we go let's put our heads together and try to remember WHAT year was it

when the government changed the criteria for obesity. I remember it making the

paper about how many people became obese over night. I just can't remember the

year and has the criteria change since then with out as much fanfare!

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham AK

> *In 2007-2008 about 1/3 of adults were OBESE and 2/3 overweight and OBESE

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> *1988-1994 19% of men were OBESE but in 2007-2008 32% of men were OBESE

> *1988-1994 25% of women were OBESE but in 2007-2008 35% of women were OBESE

> Full Report here <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm>

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