PUB HLT 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Earned Income Tax Credit, Diesel Exhaust, Calfresh
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Prevalence for obesity is higher than that for diabetes. Obese: females > males; highest among 50-59; worst among african; best among. Overweight: males> females; highest among 65+; worst among an/ai; best among. Obesity inversely related to poverty whereas overweight directly related to poverty (consume junk food) _cost of overweight, obesity & physical inactivity - california, 2006. Obesity is not just a matter of personal health it is a costly public health concern that affects economic productivity, state budgets, and personal and family well- being. Cost represents loss of productivity at work and direct and indirect health care costs. There are a wide number of health consequences associated with being overweight or obese and to not participating in any physical activity: _changes in future life expectancies related to obesity and diabetes: life expectancy has steadily increased over the past two centuries, current rates of obesity projected to reduce life expectancy by . 33 to . 75 years over the next century.
