STATISTICS
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More than 60% of adults do not achieve the recommended amount of regular physical activity. |
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Nearly half of young people aged 12-21 are not vigorously active on a regular basis. |
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58 million American adults aged 20-74 are overweight. That means one in three American adults are overweight. |
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According to data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), approximately 14% of children ages 6-11, 12% of adolescents ages 12-17, and 35 % of adults ages 20 and over are overweight. |
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More than 70% of persons classified as having Type II diabetes are obese at the time of diagnosis. |
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More than 60% of adults do not achieve the recommended amount of regular physical activity. |
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Almost 9 out of 10 people with Type II diabetes are overweight most often they are also past the age of 40.
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