Transcript The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina

The Burden of Obesity in
North Carolina
Obesity-Related Chronic Disease
Obesity-Related Chronic Disease
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More than half (53%) of all deaths of North
Carolinians are preventable.
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Overweight and obesity are significantly
associated with diabetes, high blood pressure,
high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, and poor
health status.
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Inadequate fruits and vegetables, lack of leisure
time physical activity, obesity, and overweight
make up 80% of N.C.’s risk factor or behaviors.
Preventable Causes of Death in N.C.
Preventable Causes of Death
in North Carolina (2007)
Tobacco Use
13,720
Diet/Physical Inactivity
12,583
2,653
Alcohol Consumption
2,350
Microbial Agents
Toxic Agents
1,743
Medical Error
1,516
Motor Vehicles
1,364
Firearms
910
Uninsurance
758
Unsafe Sex
606
Illicit Drug Use
531
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000
Estimated Number of deaths
State Center for Health Statistics, North Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services, (2007).
The Burden of Obesity in
North Carolina
Mental Health
Mental Health and Obesity
 Obese
kids are almost six times more
likely to have an impaired quality of life
than healthy kids; equal to that of kids
undergoing treatment for cancer.
 Overweight
children are rejected by their
peers more than any other handicap and
are teased more than their normal weight
peers.
Percentage of N.C.
Youth
Dangerous Behaviors Among
Children
Percentage of N.C. Middle School Students
Who Experience Dangerous Behaviors
(2007)
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
16%
Went without eating
for more than 24
hrs to lose weight
23%
Felt sad or
hopeless
33%
Have been a victim
of teasing/name
calling
So urce: No rth Caro lina Yo uth Risk B ehavio r Surveillance System, No rth Caro lina Department o f
P ublic Instructio n and No rth Caro lina Department o f Health and Human Services. (2007).