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The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina

The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina. Obesity-Related Chronic Disease. Obesity-Related Chronic Disease. More than half (53%) of all deaths of North Carolinians are preventable.

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The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina

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  1. The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina Obesity-Related Chronic Disease

  2. Obesity-Related Chronic Disease • More than half (53%) of all deaths of North Carolinians are preventable. • Overweight and obesity are significantly associated with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, and poor health status. • Inadequate fruits and vegetables, lack of leisure time physical activity, obesity, and overweight make up 80% of N.C.’s risk factor or behaviors.

  3. Preventable Causes of Death in N.C. State Center for Health Statistics, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, (2007).

  4. The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina Asthma

  5. Asthma • Obesity is associated with a higher prevalence of asthma. • Obesity was significantly related to use of prescription asthma inhalers, asthma episodes/attacks, and emergency room (ER) visits. • Asthmatics who are obese: • have to use prescription asthma inhalers more often than non-obese asthmatics • have more asthma episodes/attacks and make more ER visits

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