2. Overview
Factors of Obesity
New York Statistics and Rates
Five Boroughs
Childhood Obesity Rates
Decreasing Obesity
3. Obesity Defined
Excess body fat
Negatively affects
health
20% above
average weight
Measured by body
mass index (BMI)
BMI over 30
considered obese
5. New York City Statistics
1 in 5 residents are obese
26% engage in physical activity
30 minutes, 4 times a day
9 out of 10 don’t eat healthy
No recommended servings of fruits and
vegetables
23% watch television 5 hours per day
6. 5 Borough Obesity Rates
Brooklyn The Bronx Staten Island
58% 62% 57%
Manhattan Queens
42% 57%
7. Children Obesity Rates
NYC FITNESSGRAM started in 2005
Measures levels of fitness in schools
Results compared
Decreased 5% since 2005
Implemented new nutrition and
activity in schools
8. Summary
Obesity epidemic increasing
NYC has high obesity rates
Highest rates in the Bronx
Childhood rates decreasing
9. Sources
Chan, S. (2009, July 21). Data Show Manhattan Is Svelte and
Bronx Is Chubby, Chubby. Retrieved from The New York
Times website:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/nyregion/22fat.html
Dolnick, S. (2010, March 12). The Obesity-Hunger Paradox.
Retrieved from The New York Times website:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/nyregion/14hunger.html
Mullin, S., & Riley, E. (2005, November 22). 3.2 Million New
Yorkers are Overweight or Obese. Retrieved from
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pr/pr115-05.shtml
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
(2011, December 15). Drop in New
York City Childhood Obesity Rates. Retrieved from
http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/.
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