Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults between 1985 and 2000

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Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults between 1985 and
2000

• Definitions
• Obesity having a very high amount of body fat in
  relation to lean body mass, or Body Mass Index
  (BMI) of 30 or higher
• Body Mass Index (BMI) a measure of an adults
  weight in relation to his or her height,
  specifically the adults weight in kilograms
  divided by the square of his or her height in
  meters

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Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults between 1985 and
2000

• Source of the data
• The data shown in these maps were collected
  through CDCs Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
  System (BRFSS). Each year, state health
  departments use standard procedures to collect
  data through a series of monthly telephone
  interviews with U.S. adults

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Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1991,
1995 and 2000
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source Mokdad A H, et al. JAMA 199928216,
200128610.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1986
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1987
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1988
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1989
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1991
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1992
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1993
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1994
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1995
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1996
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1997
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1998
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1999
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
Source BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2000
(BMI ? 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)