According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2000, nearly 70% of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese.

Obesity greatly increases your risk of experiencing many of the following ailments:

• High blood pressure, hypertension
• High blood cholesterol, dyslipidemia
• Type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes
• Insulin resistance, glucose intolerance
• Coronary heart disease
• Congestive heart failure
• Stroke
• Osteoarthritis
• Some types of cancer (such as endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon)
• Complications of pregnancy such as; gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia as well as complications in operative delivery (i.e., c-sections).
• Poor female reproductive health (such as menstrual irregularities, infertility, irregular ovulation)
• Bladder control problems (such as stress incontinence)
• Psychological disorders (such as depression, eating disorders, distorted body image, and low self-esteem).