The World Health Organization ranks the United States as having the 17th highest level of obesity in more than 200 countries studied. Only 16 countries come in heavier than this nation.
In terms of obesity on a state level, Massachusetts fares much better, according to the State of Obesity, an organization that raises awareness about obesity. Of 51 states and territories, Massachusetts is one of the least obese states, at 44th place.
Though state and nationwide data are attention-grabbing, it doesn’t tend to help the average citizen. But statistics gathered by Dietspotlight.com, on the other hand, hit home with Middlesex County residents because it was explicitly focused on them.
The information gathered voluntarily from people who reached the website looking for such products as fat burners and appetite suppressants, to help with weight loss, concluded that men living in Middlesex County have an average weight of 223 pounds with a BMI of 32. Women weigh about 173 pounds and have a BMI of 30.7 percent lower than men. To no longer be considered obese, the suggested amount of weight to lose is about 52.6 pounds.
Dietspotlight.com, a website whose aims are to help women and men reach weight reduction and healthy lifestyles, anonymously accumulated data from individuals looking for such help in the shape of nutritional supplements, protein shakes, along with laser fat-reduction elimination and a long list of choices.
They do this by collaborating with a medical review board of elite dietitians and doctors, such as Summer Banks FNS, SPT, Natalie Rizzo MS, Danielle Omar RDN, and Anthony Duguarte MD.
Here are references provided by Dietspotlight.com:
www.stateofobesity.org/states/ma/
www.who.int/topics/obesity/en/
https://statistics.dietspotlight.com/MA/Middlesex/
This information was published Sunday, May 5, 2019.
