These different classifications are determined by body mass index BMI , or a measure of body fat based on your height and weight. To get a basic idea, this chart from the CDC approximates what that means for someone who is 5'9" tall. As for what is driving America's chronic weight problem, there are no definite answers. Scientific studies often reach conflicting conclusions, meaning many theories are out there, but the preponderance of evidence points to the two causes most people already suspect: too much food and too little exercise.
The U. Today, each American puts away an average of lbs of meat every year, compared to just lbs in the 's. Another study demonstrates the full effect added sugars from soda and energy drinks are wreaking havoc on American waistlines. So it is not just how much we eat, but what we eat. The role of diet in the U. Consumers are sent wildly mixed messages when it comes to what to eat and how much. One one hand, larger portions, processed packaged food, and drive-thru meals are branded as almost classically American — fast, cheap, filling and delicious.
Still, the success of the best-performing states is relative, as shown in the table below, ranking both U. Colorado, the state with the lowest adult obesity rate California, with the fifth-lowest figure in the U. European map found at Terrible Maps. American map found here at State of Obesity. Graph by Ruland Kolen. Got a strange map? Let me know at strangemaps gmail.
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Americans are cooking less and less and eating away from home more and more. More than half of our food dollars are now being spent on restaurants and convenient on-the-go meals. In , for the first time , Americans spent more money eating away from home than they did on groceries. To understand why that happens, consider data from this recent study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The authors examined the nutrition content of more than dinner entrees at non-chain restaurants in San Francisco, Boston, and Little Rock between and The restaurant dishes contained 1, calories, on average — about half of the 2, or 2, calories recommended for moderately active women and men in an entire day.
The average restaurant meal today is more than four times the size of typical s fare, according to the CDC. These supersize portions are reflected in our daily calorie intake. People who drink soda have more obesity, Type 2 diabetes, tooth decay, and other health problems compared with people who don't -- the research on this is clear.
And Americans are drinking way, way too much of the sweet stuff. That said, one of the biggest public health wins of recent decades has been a slow shift away from soda in the United States. With more awareness about the strong correlation between drinking sweet, fizzy drinks and obesity and tooth decay, sales of beverages like Coca-Cola and Pepsi have slumped.
But we may still be getting hoodwinked by other, equally sugary beverages. According to the CDC , Americans in every state barely hit these minimum targets. Fewer than 10 percent of American adults ate enough vegetables in Fewer than 15 percent consumed the recommended amount of fruit. Instead, there is a range of economic and social factors that make eating enough fruits and vegetables really hard. In the long run, nutrients in food like fiber, vitamins, and minerals matter more for health than calories alone.
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