COLUMBUS, Ohio – Obesity is a crisis that continues to plague Ohio and the rest of the country, according to an annual report released Wednesday on the state of obesity in America.
The report from Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows the Buckeye State is ranked 11th nationally for the highest obesity rate, with 1-in-3 adults considered obese.
John Auerbach, president and CEO of Trust for America’s Health, says obesity isn’t about vanity, but rather a crucial indicator of health.
“When obesity rates go up diabetes rates go up,” he explains. “And in Ohio, 1-in-10 adults has diabetes.
“Then there’s also hypertension and heart disease that’s often related to obesity. Those are often the number one cause of death.”
Ohio’s adult obesity rate of 33.8 percent is up from about 20 percent in 2000, and 11 percent in 1990.
Obesity rates vary from state to state, with a low of about 23 percent in Colorado to a high of 38 percent in West Virginia. No state showed improvement over the past year.
Auerbach cites a connection between societal changes and rising obesity rates.
“Conditions in people’s lives have been changing over the last few decades, making it more difficult to have healthier foods and physical activity as a natural part of their lives,” he states. “That has to do with everything from school policy to transportation policy to the way that neighborhoods are designed.”
To help combat the problem, the research suggests the states and the federal government take a multi-sector approach to improving health by aligning the efforts of health departments, schools and transportation officials.
It also suggests programs that narrow health inequities so that all communities have access to affordable, healthy foods and safe places to exercise.
This article appears in Sep 12-18, 2018.
Keep eating that Tex-mex slop, smothered in cheese
People here cant read, less than half graduate school, and this is a surprise.
Obesity Still a Growing Problem…too much!
That’s a pun like Mother used to make.
Can I have a glass of milk to wash down my pun?
Fat, drunk, stupid, illiterate, under-educated, under-employed, addicted, racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic…what’s not to like about Ohio? Gimme a cigarette, bring me another beer, and shut up!
I was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes and put on Metformin on June 26th, 2017. I started the some diet and followed it 100% for a few weeks and could not get my blood sugar to go below 140. Finally i began to panic and called my doctor, he told me to get used to it. He said I would be on metformin my whole life and eventually insulin. At that point i knew something wasn’t right and began to do a lot of research. Then I found Lisas diabetes story (google ” How Lisa freed diabetes ” ) I read that article from end to end because everything the writer was saying made absolute sense. I started the diet that day and the next week my blood sugar was down to 100 and now i have a fasting blood sugar between Mid 70’s and the 80’s. My doctor took me off the metformin after just three week of being on this lifestyle change. I have lost over 16 pounds and 3+ inches around my waist in a month. The truth is we can get off the drugs and help myself by trying natural methods
Everything at the grocery store has massive amounts of sugar in it. Some of these drinks have 50 grams somehow diluted into 16 ounces of tea. Beer is not beer anymore. I wonder why you’re all so fat.