Nutrition & Physical Activity

Wyoming BRFSS Interactive Data Tables- Wyoming adult data on fruit and vegetable consumption, several physical activity indicators, obesity, overweight, healthy weight and more with demographic breakdowns, trends, county estimates, and race/ethnicity estimates. Click here

Wyoming Obesity and Nutrition Information
Trust for America's Health: State of Wyoming Profile. Click Here

Obesity

• TeensHealth: Obesity. Helps define obesity and its health related issues for teens and children. (Available in Spanish) Click Here
• American Heart Association, Inc.: Relationship of Overweight and Obesity to Risk Factors for and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease. Click Here
• United States Department of Health and Human Services: The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity. Click Here
• American Heart Association: Obesity and Overweight, the AHA Scientific Position. Defining obesity and related health issues: especially coronary heart disease. Click Here
• United States Department of Health and Human Services: "Overweight and Obesity Threaten U.S. Health Gains." (Article) Discusses the extreme, but common, risks associated with obesity in contrast to the U.S.'s beliefs about overweight and obesity. Click Here
• Health status: Protective and Risk Factors: Obesity. Article discussing the rising obesity in the U.S. with charts and graphs. Click Here
• Brookhaven National Laboratory: "More Clues About Obesity Revealed by Brain-Imaging Study." (Article) The brain and obese subject's metabolic reactions including the use of pharmaceuticals. Very interesting find. Click Here
• National Institutes of Health: "Labor Takes Longer for Overweight and Obese Women, Study Finds." (Article) Click Here
• United States Department of Health and Human Services: Overweight and Obesity: Health Consequences. Discusses premature death, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, breathing problems, arthritis, reproductive complications and additional health consequences. Also contains consequences of obesity amongst children and adolescents. Concludes with the benefits of weight loss. Click Here
• National Institutes of Health: "Youth Overweight Increases Risk of Bone Fractures, Muscle and Joint Pain" (Article) Click Here

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration: How to Lose and Manage Weight. Links to defining overweight and obesity with statistics, FAQ and understanding. Click Here
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Overweight and Obesity: Economic Consequences. Federal and state-level costs in regards to overweight and obesity. Click Here