7 Dimensions of Wellness

7 Dimensions of Wellness
7 Dimensions of Wellness

Friday, October 12, 2012

Adult Obesity Rate in Indiana

Adult Obesity Rate in Indiana Could Reach 56.0 Percent by 2030, According to New Study

Related Health Care Costs Could Climb by 13 Percent

Washington, D.C., September 18, 2012 - The number of obese adults, along with related disease rates and health care costs, is on course to increase dramatically in Indiana over the next 20 years, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012, a report released today by Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
For the first time, the annual report includes an analysis that forecasts 2030 adult obesity rates in each state and the likely resulting rise in obesity-related disease rates and health care costs. By contrast, the analysis also shows that states could prevent obesity-related diseases and dramatically reduce health care costs if they reduced the average body mass index of their residents by just 5 percent by 2030. (For a six-foot-tall person weighing 200 pounds, a 5 percent reduction in BMI would be the equivalent of losing roughly 10 pounds.)
"This study shows us two futures for America's health," said Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, RWJF president and CEO. "At every level of government, we must pursue policies that preserve health, prevent disease and reduce health care costs. Nothing less is acceptable."

Read More:  http://healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2012/?stateid=IN


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