1. The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina Obesity-Related Chronic Disease

2. More than half (53%) of all deaths of North Carolinians are preventable. Overweight and obesity are significantly associated with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, and poor health status. Inadequate fruits and vegetables, lack of leisure time physical activity, obesity, and overweight make up 80% of N.C.s risk factor or behaviors.

3. Preventable Causes of Death in N.C. State Center for Health Statistics, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, (2007).

4. The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina Mental Health

5. Mental Health and Obesity Obese kids are almost six times more likely to have an impaired quality of life than healthy kids; Obese kids are almost six times more likely to have an impaired quality of life than healthy kids; equal to that of kids undergoing treatment for cancer. Overweight children are rejected by their peers more than any other handicap and are teased more than their normal weight peers. Overweight children are rejected by their peers more than any other handicap and are teased more than their normal weight peers.

6. Dangerous Behaviors Among Children