"Except for smoking, obesity is now the number one preventable cause of death in this country. Three hundred thousand people die of obesity every year,"
Dr. C. Everett Koop
Intake of Calories and Selected Nutrients for the U. S. Population
U.S. Obesity Trends 1985-2007
Obesity Statistics from the American Heart Association
Obesity in US Adults: 2007
Statistics Related to Overweight & Obesity from NIDDK
Fast Stats A-Z from the Centers for Disease Control