Nearly half of Mississippi children are overweight or obese. Children as young as eight years old are being treated for Type II diabetes and high cholesterol. This was unheard of just a decade ago. The idea that our children will be sicker, and die younger, than their parents is not acceptable.
First, some studies have found that self-reported weight status underestimates obesity prevalence and is biased by sex 19—21 ; however, other studies have found self-reports to be valid and reliable 22— Second, the shorter length of the second time period — may have limited the power of the analysis to detect changes in obesity prevalence Third, we could not account for others factors eg, social norms that affect the reporting of weight From through , overweight prevalence declined significantly among Mississippi adults, while the prevalence of obesity and extreme obesity increased significantly in all subgroups.
The magnitude of these changes differed across subgroups. In contrast, in the subsequent 5-year period — , the only significant change was an increase in prevalence of extreme obesity among white adults. In Mississippi, the prevalence of obesity is lower among whites than blacks, but this finding highlights that there could be a future increase in the highest-risk BMI categories in the state as more whites move into these categories; this trend may also follow for blacks, among whom the prevalence of obesity is traditionally higher than that of whites.
This could have major implications for the future obesity burden, obesity prevention, and obesity-related costs in Mississippi. Community-tailored and sustained obesity prevention, treatment, and control programs that include diet and physical activity are needed in Mississippi to address the obesity epidemic; such efforts should first address obesity among children, young adults, and those groups that have experienced the largest increases in obesity prevalence.
In addition, policies aimed at addressing the economic burden of obesity could facilitate obesity reduction in the state. Research reported in this publication was supported by CDC grant no. Corresponding Author: Vincent L. Telephone: Email: vincent. Pregnant women were excluded from the analysis. The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the U. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link.
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Statistics from the Mississippi Department of Health show that obesity was an underlying condition present in 95 of the deaths Forty-seven of the 95 cases which included obesity as a factor were African-Americans, who continue to be hit hardest by the virus, representing Cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes all rank higher in number of cases where those conditions were present.
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