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Weight Gain: 1990 to 2009
In the United States, the average male has added 17.1 pounds in the past 20 years and the average female has added 15.4 pounds. This weight gain has pushed obesity levels to record heights in the United States. See weight gain by gender for individual states
Future Prevalence of Obesity
Obesity is growing faster than any previous public health issue our nation has faced. If current trends continue, 43 percent or 103 million American adults will be considered obese by 2018. Oklahoma is projected to have the highest obesity rate in the country by 2018 and Colorado is expected to have the lowest. See Obesity Projections for individual states
Cost of Obesity
If trends continue at their current rates, obesity will add nearly $344 billion to the nation`s annual health care costs by 2018. Obesity-related direct expenditures are expected to account for more than 21 percent of the nation`s direct health care spending in 2018. See Cost of Obesity for individual states
Cost of Inaction
If obesity levels were held at their current rates, the U.S. could save an estimated $820 per adult in health care costs by 2018 - a savings of almost $200 billion. See Cost of Inaction for individual states
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