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Obesity

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In the past 30 years, overweight and obesity increased sharply for both adults and children in New York. As overweight status and obesity increase the risk of other medical problems including some cancers, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes, among others, it is important to understand the true causes of weight gain in New York rather than oversimplify it or worse blame the victim for obesity.

According the 2010 Obesity Statistics from CDC:

• In 2007, 62% of adults in New York were overweight or obese and 16% of high schools students were overweight, based on self-reported height and weight.

Dietary Behaviors of people in New York

• 38.9% of adults reported having consumed fruits at the recommended level of 2 or more times per day.
• 24.7% of adults reported having consumed vegetables at the recommended level of 3 or more times per day.

Physical Activity

• 44.1% of adults achieved at least 300 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or 150 minutes a week of vigorous intensity aerobic activity (or an equivalent combination).
• 26.4% of New York’s adults reported that during the past month, they had not participated in any physical activity.

Adolescent Overweight and Obesity New York

Overweight and Obesity

• 15.6% were overweight (≥ 85th and < 95th percentiles for BMI by age and sex, based on reference data)
• 11% were obese (≥95th percentile BMI by age and sex, based on reference data) Unhealthy Dietary Behaviors(6)
• Fruit consumption: 66.1% ate fruits or drank 100% less than 2 times per day during the 7 days before the survey (100% fruit juice or fruit)
• Vegetable consumption: Data not available in 2010
• Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: 24.5% drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop (not including diet soda or diet pop) at least one time per day during the 7 days before the survey.

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Obesity Statistics - New York 2010

State	County	Obesity percent (men)	age-adjusted obesity percent (men)	percent obesity (women)	age-adjusted percent (women)
New York	Albany County Obesity	27.4	26.9	24.7	24.3
New York	Allegany County Obesity	32.3	32	27.2	26.8
New York	Bronx County Obesity	27.7	27.4	29	28.8
New York	Broome County Obesity	30.8	30.1	27.2	27.1
New York	Cattaraugus County Obesity	30	29.3	25.1	24.6
New York	Cayuga County Obesity	27.1	26.4	22.4	21.8
New York	Chautauqua County Obesity	29.4	28.7	25.8	25.3
New York	Chemung County Obesity	31.2	30.5	27.2	26.7
New York	Chenango County Obesity	31.2	30.5	26.6	26
New York	Clinton County Obesity	31.8	31.2	27.4	26.9
New York	Columbia County Obesity	25.9	25.1	21.9	21.2
New York	Cortland County Obesity	29.1	28.7	24.9	24.6
New York	Delaware County Obesity	27.9	27.1	23.7	22.9
New York	Dutchess County Obesity	28.5	27.6	23.9	23.3
New York	Erie County Obesity	29.7	29.2	28.2	27.7
New York	Essex County Obesity	29.1	28.5	25.1	24.3
New York	Franklin County Obesity	30.4	29.9	27.1	26.6
New York	Fulton County Obesity	30.8	30.3	25.8	25.3
New York	Genesee County Obesity	30.9	30.3	26.6	26.1
New York	Greene County Obesity	32	31.5	28.6	27.8
New York	Hamilton County Obesity	28.3	27.4	23.9	22.9
New York	Herkimer County Obesity	34.2	33.6	29.4	29
New York	Jefferson County Obesity	31	30.8	26.9	26.8
New York	Kings County Obesity	21.8	21.8	24.5	24.3
New York	Lewis County Obesity	28	27.2	23.7	23.1
New York	Livingston County Obesity	31.3	30.5	26.4	26
New York	Madison County Obesity	29.7	29.1	25.1	24.6
New York	Monroe County Obesity	30.1	29.5	30.3	30.1
New York	Montgomery County Obesity	29.2	28.6	24.7	24.3
New York	Nassau County Obesity	23.9	23.2	19.4	18.8
New York	New York County Obesity	14.8	15	16.6	16.7
New York	Niagara County Obesity	32	31.4	27.1	26.5
New York	Oneida County Obesity	29.7	29.2	25.4	25.3
New York	Onondaga County Obesity	30.4	29.8	26.2	25.8
New York	Ontario County Obesity	30.4	29.8	25.8	25.4
New York	Orange County Obesity	25.6	25	22.1	21.6
New York	Orleans County Obesity	33.7	33	30.2	29.8
New York	Oswego County Obesity	36.2	35.4	31.6	31.2
New York	Otsego County Obesity	29.6	29.1	25.3	24.9
New York	Putnam County Obesity	33	31.8	29.1	28.3
New York	Queens County Obesity	22.5	22.3	23.3	23.2
New York	Rensselaer County Obesity	28.3	27.7	24.6	24.1
New York	Richmond County Obesity	30.2	29.5	25.2	24.7
New York	Rockland County Obesity	26.4	25.8	22.3	21.7
New York	St. Lawrence County Obesity	31.9	31.5	27.9	27.6
New York	Saratoga County Obesity	27.9	27.2	23.9	23.3
New York	Schenectady County Obesity	29.1	28.5	25.9	25.6
New York	Schoharie County Obesity	31.8	31.2	28.1	27.5
New York	Schuyler County Obesity	31	30.2	26.2	25.7
New York	Seneca County Obesity	30.4	29.9	26.1	25.4
New York	Steuben County Obesity	32.4	32	29.4	29
New York	Suffolk County Obesity	28.1	27.6	21.4	20.9
New York	Sullivan County Obesity	30.8	30	27.7	27.2
New York	Tioga County Obesity	31	30.3	26.9	26.4
New York	Tompkins County Obesity	23.8	23.9	19.8	19.9
New York	Ulster County Obesity	29.7	28.9	25	24.6
New York	Warren County Obesity	30.9	30	27	26.3
New York	Washington County Obesity	30.5	29.8	26	25.4
New York	Wayne County Obesity	33.3	32.4	29.6	29.1
New York	Westchester County Obesity	18.7	18.3	15.8	15.3
New York	Wyoming County Obesity	31.8	31	26.8	26.1
New York	Yates County Obesity	28.3	27.7	23.6	23.1

Causes of weight gain in New York

The top causes of weight gain in New York 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 New York and other parts of 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 New York.

• 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 New York

Epidemic of Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity in New York

State	County	Number of New Cases of Diabetes	Age-adjusted Rate per 1000 of Diabetes	Age-adjusted Obesity Percent
New York	Albany County	1521	7.1	24.2
New York	Allegany County	291	8.5	28.8
New York	Bronx County	8552	10.0	27.3
New York	Broome County	1247	8.7	29.5
New York	Cattaraugus County	543	9.4	28.8
New York	Cayuga County	468	7.9	24.3
New York	Chautauqua County	746	7.5	28.1
New York	Chemung County	585	9.1	26.3
New York	Chenango County	271	7.0	27.0
New York	Clinton County	454	7.6	28.9
New York	Columbia County	327	6.6	25.3
New York	Cortland County	257	7.8	26.7
New York	Delaware County	278	7.6	27.4
New York	Dutchess County	1882	9.1	27.3
New York	Erie County	6181	9.4	28.4
New York	Essex County	236	8.0	27.4
New York	Franklin County	314	8.6	28.2
New York	Fulton County	329	8.0	28.5
New York	Genesee County	377	8.8	27.8
New York	Greene County	306	8.3	28.2
New York	Hamilton County	37	8.6	24.7
New York	Herkimer County	373	7.9	31.9
New York	Jefferson County	692	8.9	31.3
New York	Kings County	16614	10.0	24.5
New York	Lewis County	161	8.4	28.3
New York	Livingston County	380	8.5	27.4
New York	Madison County	355	7.1	26.3
New York	Monroe County	4508	8.7	30.1
New York	Montgomery County	266	7.3	30.0
New York	Nassau County	7245	7.2	20.8
New York	New York County	8462	7.1	15.2
New York	Niagara County	1324	8.3	28.4
New York	Oneida County	1393	8.2	28.7
New York	Onondaga County	2741	8.5	28.2
New York	Ontario County	608	7.7	26.2
New York	Orange County	2033	8.2	25.9
New York	Orleans County	245	8.0	29.4
New York	Oswego County	781	9.4	33.7
New York	Otsego County	348	7.6	28.1

Weight loss options in New York

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In order to lose weight, understand the proven options to lose weight in New York 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 New York

• 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 New York 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 New York 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 New York.

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Diet for weight loss in New York

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Exercises for weight loss in New York

Although exercise is important for losing weight fast in New York, 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.

Medications for weight loss in New York

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Fast weight loss options New York

These are the fast and effective weight loss options for losing weight in New York.

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 in New York

Locations for weight loss New York

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Most populous counties

These are the ten counties with the largest populations as of 2010.

1. Kings County (Brooklyn): 2,504,700
2. Queens County (Queens): 2,230,722
3. New York County (Manhattan): 1,585,873
4. Suffolk County: 1,493,350
5. Bronx County (the Bronx): 1,385,108
6. Nassau County: 1,339,532
7. Westchester County: 949,113
8. Erie County: 919,040
9. Monroe County: 744,344
10. Richmond County (Staten Island): 468,730
11. Rockland County: 311,687

Cities and metropolitan areas

The largest city in the state of New York and the most populous city in the United States is New York City, which comprises five counties (boroughs): Bronx, New York (Manhattan), Queens, Kings (Brooklyn), and Richmond (Staten Island). New York City is home to more than two-fifths of the state's population. Albany, the sixth-largest city, is the state capital.

Cities of New York with population and how to lose weight

1. New York City weight loss (population of 19,831,858 in the metro New York area.
2. Buffalo-Niagara Falls weight loss (population of 1,135,509)
3. Rochester weight loss (population of 1,054,323)
4. Albany weight loss (870,716)
5. Poughkeepsie and the Hudson Valley weight loss (population of 670,301)
6. Syracuse (662,577)
7. Utica-Rome weight loss (population of 299,397)
8. Binghamton weight loss (population of 251,725)
9. Kingston weight loss (population of 182,493)
10. Glens Falls weight loss (population of 128,923)

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