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Public Health Solutions
District Health Department
975 East Hwy 33, Ste 1
Crete, NE 68333-2562
888.310.0565

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Serving Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Saline, and Thayer counties.

OBESITY EPIDEMIC
WE ARE KILLING OURSELVES

Obesity among Nebraska adults doubled between 1990 and 2002.
50% of the male population will develop health disease.
One in three Americans will develop cancer.
78% do not get the recommended amount of physical activity
80% percent eat a nutritionally inadequate diet.
75% do not eat 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day.
One half of all deaths are preventable.
One in three Americans born in 2000 will develop Type I or Type II diabetes.

FAST FOOD TIPS THE SCALE

PORTION DISTORTION
Correct Portion Equivalent
pasta cue ball
cheese 3 dice
Pancake CD
Bagel hockey puck
Muffin large egg
Ice cream baseball
Steak deck of cards

• 60% of all Americans are overweight or obese; fast food is a major contributor
•This generation may not outlive the previous generation
•Americans eat approximately 1 million animals an hour
•It takes 7 hours of continuous walking to burn off a super size coke, fries and a Big Mac
•A Super Size Fries contains 100 French fries (10 x the correct portion).
•The "KID'S Meal" is the correct portion size
•By 2010, one in two Americans will be at risk for Type 2 Diabetes
•Americans eat 100 acres of pizza each day
•A biggie size soda has one cup of sugar in it

Physical Inactivity & Unhealthy Food Choices are Major Contributors to This Epidemic


RELATED WEBSITES
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/cvh
http://www.smokefree-gov
http://www.cdc.gov