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Health
& Wellness
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Community Health Survey: Obesity among children and
adults 2004 |
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Obesity
rates among children and adults have increased substantially
during the past 25 years, according to new results
from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS),
which directly measured the height and weight of
respondents. |
Obesity rates more than doubled for
some age groups |
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In 1978/79, 3% of children aged
2 to 17 were obese. By 2004, 8%, or an estimated
500,000 children, were obese. Among adults, the
growth in obesity was even more dramatic. In 1978/79,
the age-adjusted adult obesity rate was 14%. A quarter
century later, 5.5 million individuals, representing
23% of adults, were obese.
For
more information go to http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050706/d050706a.htm.
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