摘要：How is it, that despite our increased awareness and knowledge on health and wellness, the prevalence of obesity in the United States continues to be alarmingly high. Nationally, over one-third of adults and almost 17% of youth were obese in 2009-2010 (CDC, 2012; Ogden, Carroll, Kit & Flegal, 2012). Across the U.S., nine states had an obesity prevalence of over 30% in 2009 compared to no states in 2000, and none of the 50 states met the Healthy People 2010 objective of lowering obesity prevalence to 15%. And in 2008, medical bills for obesity-related conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke and some cancers amounted to about $147 billion (CDC, 2010).
