IanIs The Recession Making Us Fat?
June 17th 2009 08:49
As reported in Newsweek, the plummeting economy could be contributing to expanding waistlines. A massive pole conducted by Gallup-Hathaways has shown that In the past year, the number of Americans considered obese has jumped by 1.7 percent—or almost 5.5 million people—and that the obese report a much lower quality of life than those who are at healthier weights.
See the charts below for detail on these trends since the recession hit.
*Numbers taken from the Gallup-Hathways Well-Being index. Researchers questioned 1,000 people a day about their health and well being, then compiled that data into this index. These findings are based on nearly 460,000 surveys conducted from January 2, 2008 through mid-April, 2009.
See the charts below for detail on these trends since the recession hit.
*Numbers taken from the Gallup-Hathways Well-Being index. Researchers questioned 1,000 people a day about their health and well being, then compiled that data into this index. These findings are based on nearly 460,000 surveys conducted from January 2, 2008 through mid-April, 2009.
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