County obesity rates United States

Overweight and obesity prevalence rates in the Unites by county - 2010 as per data from the Centers for Disease Control.

About 35.9% (2009-2010) percent of adults age 20 years and over who are obesity}obese according the Centers for Disease Control and taking both overweight and obesity and a staggering 69.2% of all adults are either overweight or obese. As can be seen from the state obesity rates chart, the obesity epidemic continues it's march despite the government's misguided efforts to tell people "eat less, exercise more" without really understanding the true causes of weight gain such as insulin resistance.

In fact, this message of "eat less, exercise more", "calories in, calories out", reduce fat in the diet, as propagated by the now withdrawn and failed food pyramid has failed Americans for the past 30 years. Although the prevailing attitude is to blame the victim, the true causes of weight gain are not intentional for most people. Understanding what really causes the weight gain and not blame the victim for obesity or being overweight is the first step in losing weight.

Here is the county wide obesity statistics from all the states and territories in the United States.

Causes of weight gain in the United States
The top causes of weight gain in the United States include the following:


 * Insulin resistance - use this free w8md medical weight loss centers of America's tool to check if you might be insulin resistant that causes your weight gain, especially in the tummy!


 * Eating disorders are a common cause of weight gain in the United States.


 * Sleep disorders and weight gain are bidirectionally related where sleep problems lead to weight gain and weight gain in turn leads to sleep problems.


 * Nutritional deficiencies are an important cause of weight gain in the United States.


 * Hormonal imbalances can also cause weight gain.


 * Stress related weight gain


 * Genetic factors for excess weight gain


 * Medication related weight gain


 * other causes for weight gain in the United States

Weight loss options in the United States
In order to lose weightt, understand the proven options to lose weight in the United States including the following.


 * Low calorie diet (LCD), or Very low calorie diet (VLCD)


 * Weight loss medications - watch this youtube video on the review of the best weight loss medications for fast weight loss in the United States


 * Physical activity for weight loss which only works in combination with diet as exercise on its own is shown to be pretty useless for weight loss since exercise stimulates appetite and builds heavier muscle tissue thereby negating any weight loss with calories burned. However, a combination of low calorie diet and exercise, or diet alone would work for weight loss but not exercise alone.


 * Correction of insulin resistance, metabolic, sleep and other causes for weight gain in the United States for fast and effective weight loss.


 * Surgical options for weight loss such as the gastric bypass surgery can be an option for some to lose weight in the United States although most might regain the weight even after surgery and a behavior weight loss program is still needed for long term weight loss success in the United States.

United States weight loss doctor
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United States weight loss clinics
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Lose weight in the United States from home
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Physicians join W8MD network of weight loss physicians
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W8MD weight loss physicians understand the factors that lead to weight gain including hormonal(insulin resistance), social, environmental and genetic factors and work with each patient individually to help design a customized weight loss plan that suits their individual needs.

Insurances for weight in the United States
As the 2010 health care law or Affordable Care Act, popularly called Obamacare, mandates health insurance coverage for obesity as it is considered a preventable medical problem. [htt://www.W8MD medical weight loss centers of America's locations in North East Philadelphia, King of Prussia,  and Exton and Brooklyn, New York weight loss locations do accept most health insurances for physician weight loss visits. We are constantly adding more centers and welcome other weight loss physicians to join W8MD network.

Diet for weight loss in the United States
One of the best ways to lose weight in the United States or other places safely and effectively is to consider a very low calorie diet of 800 calories with either complete or partial meal replacement using specially manufactured meal replacement weight loss supplements such as the vlcd diet from w8md medical weight loss centers of America. Understand the 5 clinically proven measures to lose weight in Philadelphia including low calorie and very low calorie diets.

Exercises for weight loss in the United States
Although exercise and physical activity is important for losing weight fast in the United States, it is important to understand it only works if used in combination with a reduced calorie diet for weight loss. Research shows that for weight loss, exercise alone is not a very useful tool for weight loss as exercise has a stimulating effect on weight loss, and it builds heavier muscle thereby compensating for any weight loss with burning of calories with exercise. Understand the role of exercise for weight loss in this youtube video from 52 weeks of weight loss and wellness video series.

Before and after weight loss pictures United States
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Videos for weight loss United States
Weight loss videos


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Fast weight loss options United States
These are the fast and effective weight loss options for losing weight in the United States.

1. FDA approved weight loss medications

2.Very low calorie diets

3. Exercise for weight loss

4. Correction of metabolic causes of weight gain

5. Bariatric surgery for weight loss

Telemedicine for weight loss
With advances in technology, telemedicine can be used to help patients lose weight and is available via W8MD medical weight loss centers of America with certain limitations. Weight loss appointments

Also see


 * obesity in United States
 * County obesity rates United States
 * Obesity
 * Overweight
 * Causes of weight gain
 * Metabolic syndrome
 * Proven measures for losing weight
 * Qsymia
 * Belviq