According to the American Obesity Association:

• Today, 64.5% of all adults in America (approximately 127 million) are categorized as
  being overweight (BMI > 25) or obese (BMI > 30).

• Obesity is a disease that affects nearly 33% of all adults in America.

• Since 1960, the number of overweight and obese Americans has continued to increase
  and it is a trend that is not slowing down.

• Obesity causes at least 300,000 excess deaths in the United States each year, and
  healthcare costs of adult Americans with obesity amount to well over 100 billion
  dollars annually.

• Obesity is the second leading cause of unnecessary deaths, 2nd only to smoking.

• Obesity is a chronic disease with a strong familial component.

• Obesity increases one’s risk of developing conditions such as high blood pressure,
  diabetes (type 2), heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, and cancer of the breast,
  prostate, and colon.

• The lack of physical activity with the consumption of high calorie, high fat, low-cost
  foods promote a tendency towards obesity.

• For overweight or obese people, losing as little as 10% of one’s body weight can
  improve one’s health, if the weight stays off.

• More than 62% of all women in the United States are overweight.

• Today, in the United States, it is estimated that 78% of Black women, 72% of Mexican
  American women, and 58% of White women are overweight (BMI > 25).

• Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults;
  that number increases to 80% if one or more parent is overweight or obese.