theTrumpet.com
  • Gerald Flurry
  • Watch
    • Key of David TV Program
    • Trumpet Daily Program
    • Trumpet World Program
    • Trumpet Videos
  • Listen
  • Library
    • Books and Booklets
    • Trumpet Magazine
    • Bible Correspondence Course
    • Reprint Articles
    • Trumpet Brief E-mail Newsletter
    • Renew Trumpet Subscription
  • Sections
    • Anglo-America
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Middle East
    • Economy
    • Society
    • Living
    • Infographics
  • Trends
  • About Us
  • Basket
  • Gerald Flurry
  • Watch
    • Key of David TV Program
    • Trumpet Daily Program
    • Trumpet World Program
    • Trumpet Videos
  • Listen
  • Library
    • Books and Booklets
    • Trumpet Magazine
    • Bible Correspondence Course
    • Reprint Articles
    • Trumpet Brief E-mail Newsletter
    • Renew Trumpet Subscription
  • Sections
    • Anglo-America
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Middle East
    • Economy
    • Society
    • Living
    • Infographics
  • Trends
  • About Us
  • Basket

U.S. Obesity a “Disaster”

From The November-December 2007 Philadelphia Trumpet
View Issue FREE Subscription

Two thirds of American adults are obese or overweight, said the Trust for America’s Health report “F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America, 2007.” Perhaps more disturbing is the finding that the percentage of overweight children ranges from a low of 8.5 percent in Utah to a high of 22.8 percent in Washington, d.c.

The problem is multiplying. Adult obesity rates have risen in 31 states since last year. (No state experienced a decrease.) All this despite weight-loss products and services being a $35 million annual industry.

“We find this report to be a devastating indictment” said Dr. James Marks, senior vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which funded the project. “We’re in the middle of a public health crisis that is still deteriorating rapidly, and we’re treating it like a mere inconvenience rather than the emergency it is” (HealthDay News, August 27). Citing the discovery that the number of states whose obese residents make up over a quarter of the population has more than doubled in just two years, Dr. Marks said, “That’s not sending a wake-up call. We’re ringing the disaster alarm.”

The solution to America’s obesity problem is healthful foods and physical exercise. Visit theTrumpet.com to read our August 2005 article “The Clean Life” to learn more.

From The November-December 2007 Philadelphia Trumpet
View Issue FREE Subscription
Next
  • Fool’s Paradise
Previous
  • Teens: Joy Comes From Family

𝕏

theTrumpet.com
About Us
Contact Us
Frequently Asked Questions
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Copyright © 2025 Philadelphia Church of God, All Rights Reserved