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- 65% of Americans are overweight or obese.
- 129 million Americans are considered at healthrisk due to their weight.
- 66 million Americans are obese.
- The number of Americans who are severely obese is increasing twice as fast as the number of those who are obese.
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400,000 deaths in 2000 were caused by diet and physicial inactivity.
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Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.
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50 million Americans will go on a diet this year.
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More than 2/3 of American adults are trying to lose weight or keep from gaining weight.
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- Americans spend in excess of $40 billion annually out of pocket on commercial weight loss products and services.
- The annual medical cost of treating American obesity was estimated to top $174 billion
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- In 1997 approximately 20,000 bariatric surgeries were performed.
- In 2003, nearly 100,000 bariatric surgeries were performed.
- In 2008 a projected 400,000 bariatric surgeries will be performed.
- 11 million Americans currently meet the criteria for bariatric surgery
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While most clinicians are aware of the morbidity and mortality associated with obesity, few practices have the knowledge and tools to successfully manage their patients obesity.
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