Americans are becoming fatter every day.
According to a significant new study, Americans are becoming fatter.
At least 86 percent of Americans will be obese or overweight by 2030 if current trends continue. This will cost almost $957 billion to the health sector, which is approximately $4.6 trillion.
Youfa Wang, the study's principal author, stated that this would mean that one out of six healthcare dollars would be used to pay for obesity-related costs.
These same calculations indicate that all Americans could become overweight or obese by 2048.
Heavy social burden
The research was done at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The trend for black American women will be the most dramatic. Here the figure is a staggering 96 percent.
The estimate for Mexican-American men is 91 percent.
Researchers believe this shows the potential weight of an obese US population if current trends continue.
More than 65 percent of Americans are obese or overweight today. More than 30 percent of Americans are obese.
The heavy is becoming heavier
May A. Beydoun is one of the co-authors. "Our analysis also showed that heavy Americans were getting even heavier over time."
She says, "We expect the cost associated with obesity or overweight to more than double every ten years."
This will consume 15-17% of all healthcare dollars.
Beydoun states that these numbers may underestimate future costs.
Adults with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight. Adults with a BMI above 30 are considered obese.
Disease risk
Although 86 percent of Americans are expected to be overweight by 2030 (51 percent)
Obese and overweight people are more likely to develop heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and blood clots. Studies have shown that adolescents and children may live longer lives than their parents if Obesity is not addressed.
Health crisis
According to the authors, this is a serious public health problem in the US. They recommend that urgent and effective action be taken. The US Department of Health and Human Services aimed to increase healthy weight and decrease overweight people by 2010.
According to the research published in Obesity, "They will not reach that goal" if current trends continue.
These calculations were based on data from nationally representative surveys over the past 30 years.
