Disease TrendsIt is projected that without aggressive initiatives that patients will continue to grow at a steady pace and over half of the American population will be affected by heart disease, stroke or hypertension. Projected rise in cases of chronic disease in the US from 2003 to 2023. Source: The Milken Institute. Obesity Trends: In 1990, among states participating in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 10 states had a prevalence of obesity less than 10% and no states had prevalence equal to or greater than 15%. By 1998, no state had prevalence less than 10%, seven states had a prevalence of obesity between 20-24%, and no state had prevalence equal to or greater than 25%. In 2007, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Thirty states had prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; three of these states (Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%. |
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