| Everywhere you look now days you see children | | | | cent in 31 states and exceed twenty per cent in |
| who are over weight and out of shape. It amazes | | | | 49 states. |
| me because it seems like everyone from Richard | | | | - 16 states experienced an increase in obesity for |
| Simmons to Oprah has an exercise program. | | | | the second year in a row. |
| There's a different machine being sold for every | | | | - 11 states experienced an increase for a third |
| muscle in the body. Why are we seeing this | | | | straight year |
| weight problem in every school in the nation? | | | | Four states Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia |
| So where does childhood obesity begin? | | | | and Mississippi are above 30 per cent and |
| If you look at what's going on right now, | | | | Mississippi is the highest at 32.5 per cent for five |
| two-thirds of Americans are obese. Two-thirds!! | | | | straight years. 8 of the 10 states with the highest |
| The stats estimate there are 300 million people in | | | | rates are in the south. |
| the United States, that means 200 million of us | | | | |
| are taking up too much space. | | | | |
| In 1991 no state in the United States had an | | | | Children between 2 and 5 years old that are over |
| obesity rate above twenty per cent. The National | | | | weight are four times as likely to be over weight |
| average in 1980 was fifteen per cent. | | | | adults. Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity |
| So what's it look like now? | | | | for children between the ages of 10-17 at 44%. |
| - Adult obesity has gone up in 23 states and has | | | | The ratio of states that have the biggest weight |
| not gone down in any state | | | | problem in adults also have the biggest problem in |
| - Adult obesity rates exceed twenty five per | | | | their children. |