Prevalence of Being Overweight or Obese
Percent of overweight or obese US adults age 20 and over: 66.3

Medical Expenditures
Medical spending on consequences of being overweight or obese: $92.6 billion - 9.1 percetn of U.S. health expenditures.

Physical Activity of North American Population
Less than one third of adults are physically active during their leisure time.

Active is defined as light to moderate activity five times or more per week, with each session being 30 minutes or longer in duration. It is also defined as vigorous activity three times or more per week, with each session being 20 minutes or longer in duration.

Mortality Rate Associated With Obesity
Most studies show an increase in mortality rates associated with obesity. Individuals who are obese have a 10 to 50 percent increased risk of death from all causes, compared with healthy weight individuals. Most of the increased risk is due to cardiovascular causes. Obesity is associated with about 112,000 excess deaths per year in the U.S. population relative to healthy weight individuals.