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Dairy Council Digest Archives
Weight Control: An Emerging Beneficial Role for Dairy
Introduction
Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the United States (1-5). Overweight is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9kg/m,2 whereas obesity is defined as a BMI of 30kg/m2 or greater. Initial findings from the 1999 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) indicate that an estimated 61% of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese (1,3). Over the years, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has steadily increased among adults, children, and nearly all racial/ethnic groups (6). Between 1980 and 1999, obesity among adults doubled and overweight among adolescents tripled (1). The prevalence of overweight among children 6 to 11 years of age and adolescents 12 to 19 years of age was 13% and 14%, respectively, in 1999 (1). Excess body weight is now the most common health problem facing America’s youth.
Persons who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of premature death, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, respiratory problems, and some types of cancer (e.g., endometrial, colon, kidney, postmenopausal breast cancer) (1,6). Approximately 300,000 US deaths per year are associated with obesity and overweight, which is a level close to the mortality linked to cigarette smoking (1). The emerging epidemic of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents is a likely consequence of today’s obesity epidemic (6,7). According to the US Surgeon General’s “Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity,” health problems resulting from overweight and obesity could reverse many of the recent health gains in this country (1).
In 2000, the total cost of obesity was estimated to be $117 billion (1). In the absence of effective preventive and treatment measures, this figure can be expected to rise in the future. As a result of the dramatic increase in childhood obesity in recent decades and evidence that children who are overweight tend to remain overweight as adults (8-10), efforts are being stepped up to prevent and treat overweight and obesity (1,11,12). For overweight and obese individuals, losing as little as 5 to 10% of body weight may improve health (6).
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