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Obesity in America

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What Percent of Americans do you think are "Underweight"
0-5%
5-10%
10-15%
15-20%
What Percent of Americans do you think are "Overweight"
0-10%
10-15%
15-20%
20-25%
25-30%
30-35%
35-40%
More Than 40%
What Percent of Americans do you think are "Obese"
0-10%
10-15%
15-20%
20-25%
25-30%
30-35%
35-40%
More Than 40%
Which is a bigger problem in your opinion
The Obesity Rates
The Number of Underweight
People being pressured to loose weight
People being pressured to gain weight
In 1980, 14.1% of Americans were Obese. And in 1997, 19.4% of Americans were obese. That increased to 26.6% in 2007, and then to 35.7% in 2010. Why do you think obesity increased so much in the past 10 years?
Fast Food Restaurants
Larger Portions of food
Eating more frequently
More "Junk Foods" available and being consumed
Lack of Excersice
Poverty
Genetics
Weight Gaining Diseases
Not knowing that they're gaining weight / Lack of Healthcare
One state in the American South had an obesity rate under 28% in 2011 (Florida, 26%) In 2000, only Mississippi had obesity rates over 25%. Why such a dramatic increase in the South?
Fat Concentrated Traditional Diet
More people ate at fast food resaurants
Lack of exercise from technology boom
Healthy Foods becoming less available
Our neighbors to the north (Canada) had obesity rates of 24% in 2011. Compared to Americas 34%. Why such a huge difference?
Theyre not hard headed about obesity, like Americans are
They get more exercise
Better diets, not as much junk food
Do you think American Obesity rates will ever decrease to under 25% again?
Yes
No
I hope
Would you ever talk to your family/friends about their weight problem? And help them live healthier
Of Course, i love them!
Ive tried, but they dont care about it
Ive tried but they got upset
No, its their body
No, i dont think obesity is harmful
This poll was created on 2012-11-24 04:22:02 by tijuanipul