MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2008 Jul 18;57(28):765-8.
Obesity is associated with reduced quality of life, development of serious chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, increased medical care costs, and premature death. A Healthy People 2010 objective is to reduce to 15% the proportion of adults who are obese. In 2005, no state met this target, and (based on self-reported height and weight) 23.9% of adults in the United States were obese. To update 2005 estimates of the prevalence of obesity in adults, CDC analyzed data from the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. The results of that analysis indicated that 25.6% of respondents overall in 2007 were obese; the prevalence of obesity among adults remained above 15% in all states and was above 30% in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Enhanced collaborative efforts among national, state, and community groups are needed to establish, evaluate, and sustain effective programs and policies to reduce the prevalence of obesity in the United States.
肥胖与生活质量下降、心脏病和糖尿病等严重慢性病的发展、医疗费用增加以及过早死亡相关。“健康人民2010”的一个目标是将肥胖成年人的比例降至15%。2005年，没有一个州达到这一目标，并且（根据自我报告的身高和体重）美国23.9%的成年人肥胖。为了更新2005年成年人肥胖患病率的估计值，美国疾病控制与预防中心分析了2007年行为危险因素监测系统（BRFSS）调查的数据。该分析结果表明，2007年总体受访者中有25.6%肥胖；所有州成年人的肥胖患病率均保持在15%以上，阿拉巴马州、密西西比州和田纳西州则高于30%。需要国家、州和社区团体加强协作努力，以制定、评估和维持有效的计划和政策，降低美国肥胖的患病率。
