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Advisory Services Panel - Healthy Communities<br />

<strong>Arvada</strong> , Colorado March 2013<br />

Understanding Today’s Obesity and Chronic Illness Epidemic<br />

National statistics<br />

• Today, approximately two-thirds of U.S. adults<br />

and one-third of U.S. youth are obese or<br />

overweight<br />

• Medical costs attributable to obesity are<br />

approximately $147 billion per year<br />

• By 2030 86% of adults will be overweight or<br />

obese with a total attributable healthcare cost<br />

of $860-956 billion per year<br />

Center for Disease Control, NYC Department of Health<br />

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