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BY THE NUMBERS
The typical teen consumes
twice
as much soda as milk.
(CDC.gov)
78 million
American
adults
are obese.
13 million
American
children
are obese.
(Fitness.gov)
More than 6 in 10
college students
don't get the
recommended fve
servings of
vegetables and
fruits per day.
(USA Today)
45%
of
children
living
in
poverty
are
obese.
(Fitness.gov)
25
%
of Americans eat
some type of
fast food each day.
(CBS)
$
150,000,000,000
The
annual
cost
of
obesity-related
medical
conditons
in
the
U.S.
(Fitness.gov)
Obesity Rates by Ethnicity
Asian
40%
White
62%
Hispanic
69%
Black
72%
(KFF.org)
F O R T Y P E R C E N T
of the daily calorie intake of U.S.
children aged 2-18 is made up of
added sugars and solid fats.
(CDC.gov)