American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance - AAHPERD

Two thirds of Americans are Overweight and One-third Considered Obese Says CDC

Obesity remains on the rise everywhere in America, and especially in the southern parts of the country. Two thirds of our population is now overweight to some degree and one third is considered obese.

According to a recently released report by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), based on a continued state-by-state survey, titled "Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System," obesity rates have nearly doubled since these studies were initially conducted some 16 years ago.

Schools are regularly forced to eliminate physical education (PE) from their curriculum, and poor communities can't afford public pools and sport facilities. Read more>>