2011 High School YRBS Results

BODY IMAGE & HEALTHY EATINGLOCAL AND NATIONAL HEALTH FACTSSFUSD DataCDCNationalDataNearly twelve percent (11.6%) of students are overweight as measured by studentself-reports of height and weight on the YRBS. In contrast, nearly one-third ofstudents (30.2%) describe themselves as overweight.Over forty percent (43.5%) of students report they are trying to lose weight.Healthy eating is associated with reduced risk for many diseases, including thethree leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, and stroke. (10)Healthy eating in childhood and adolescence is important for proper growth anddevelopment and can prevent health problems such as obesity, dental caries, andiron deficiency anemia. (10TRENDS OVER THE PAST FOURTEEN YEARS…1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 201120091997to 2011 to 2011Compared Compared% Overweight(95th percentile or greater for body mass index, by age and sex, based on reference data)SF HS n/a n/a 10.6 6.3 10.5 8.5 12.8 11.6 No change* No change*National n/a 10.7 10.5 12.1 13.1 13.0 15.8 n/a n/a n/a% Described themselves as slightly or very overweightSF HS 30.3 34.9 32.1 34.7 30.9 31.2 30.8 30.2 No change* No change*National n/a 30.0 29.2 29.6 31.5 29.3 27.7 n/a No change* No change*% Were trying to lose weightSF HS 41.3 43.7 44.1 44.3 41.6 42.2 44.6 43.5 No change* No change*National 39.7 42.7 46.0 43.8 45.6 45.2 44.4 n/a n/a n/a*Although increases or decreases were observed, the differences were not statistically-significant.SFUSD High School Health Survey Results 2011 P a g e | 13