Facts and statistics regarding physical activity, nutrition and obesity in America

Source: Fitness.gov

Physical Activity

• Only one in three children is physically active every day.

• Less than five percent of adults participate in 30 minutes of physical activity each day; only one in three adults receive the recommended amount of physical activity each week.

• Children now spend more than seven and a half hours a day in front of a screen (e.g., TV, videogames, computer.

• Only six states (Illinois, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York and Vermont) require physical education in every grade, K-12)

• 28.0 percent of Americans, or 80.2 million people, aged six and older are physically inactive.

• Nearly one-third of high school students play video or computer games for three or more hours on an average school day.

Nutrition

• Typical American diets exceed the recommended intake levels or limits in four categories: calories from solid fats and added sugars; refined grains; sodium; and saturated fat.

• Americans eat less than the recommended amounts of vegetables, fruits, whole-grains, dairy products, and oils.

• About 90 percent of Americans eat more sodium than is recommended for a healthy diet

• Reducing the sodium Americans eat by 1,200mg per day on could save up to $20 billion a year in medical costs.

• Empty calories from added sugars and solid fats contribute to 40 percent of total daily calories for 2–18 year olds and half of these empty calories come from six sources: soda, fruit drinks, dairy desserts, grain desserts, pizza, and whole milk.

Obesity

• Recent reports project that by 2030, half of all adults (115 million adults) in the United States will be obese.

• Overweight adolescents have a 70 percent chance of becoming overweight or obese adults.

Students to get free breaksfast and lunch

A friendly reminder ALL students in the Clinton County School District will receive FREE breakfast and lunch.

For more information please contact April Speck, Clinton County Healthy Hometown Coordinator at

606-387-2051 or april.speck@clinton.kyschools.us

Healthy Hometown is working toward a “healthy” Clinton County.