More than 300,000 deaths each year are attributed to overweight and physical inactivity.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In 1999, 61% of adults were overweight.
Source:CDC

In 1999, 18.9% of Americans were obese
(BMI of 30 kg/m2 or greater).
Source: Mokdad, A., et. al. Journal of the American Medical Association, 2000.

25% of all adults are not physically active at all, and 60% don’t get the
recommended amount of activity.
Source: CDC & A Report of the Surgeon General. Physical Activity and Health At-A-Glance 1996.

Physical inactivity has been established as a major risk factor for heart disease:
Source:American Heart Association (AHA)

• coronary heart disease…killing 460,000 of the 12 million affected each year
  Source: AHA & Healthy People 2010
• stroke…killing 158,000 of the 600,000 that occur each year
  Source:Healthy People 2010
• high blood pressure…killing 44,345 people and contributing to approximately 210,000 deaths in 1998
  Source:AHA
• high blood cholesterol…affects over 100 million people
  Source:AHA

In 1995, the economic cost of obesity was estimated to be almost $100 billion.
Source:CDC