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As the nations thirty third biggest state and, the sixth most inhabited, Pennsylvania has a significant obesity rates. The state's four most inhabited cities of Philadelphia (also called City of Brotherly Love), Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Erie are no exception to the obesity or being overweight!

In fact, the big cities have a significantly higher proportion of the obese due to the minority populations being higher in the inner cities where obesity tends to be worse. In this article, we will review the causes, consequences, treatment options, locations, insurances and all relevant weight loss issues that people in Pennsylvania face on a regular basis when trying to lose weight.

  • 65.0% were overweight, with a Body Mass Index of twenty five plus
  • 28.6% were corpulent, with a Body Mass Index of thirty plus

Physical Activity levels in Pennsylvania

  • 44.3% 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).
  • 25.7% of Pennsylvania’s adults reported that during the past month, they had not participated in any physical activity.

Dietary habits of Pennsylvanians[edit | edit source]

  • 35.5% of adults reported having consumed fruits at the recommended level of 2 or more times per day.
  • 25.1% of adults reported having consumed vegetables at the recommended level of 3 or more times per day

Childhood obesity in Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

Children and Adolescent Overweight and fat statistics Pennsylvania

Among Pennsylvania’s adolescents in grades nine through twelve two

  • 15.9% were overweight (≥ eighty fifth and < ninety fifth percentiles for BMI by age and sex)
  • 11.8% were corpulent (≥95th mark BMI by age and sex)

Unhealthy Dietary Behaviors of Pennsyvlanians[edit | edit source]

  • Fruit consumption: 68.8% ate fruits or drank 100% fruit juice less than 2 times per day during the 7 days before the survey (100% fruit juice or fruit).
  • Vegetable consumption: 86.3% ate vegetables less than 3 times per day during the 7 days before the survey(green salad;potatoes, excluding French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips; carrots; or other vegetables).
  • Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: 25.7% 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.

Physical Activity in Adolescents Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

  • Achieved recommended level of activity: Only 27.7% were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on each of the 7 days prior to the survey.
  • Participated in daily physical education: 20.9% of adolescents attended daily physical education classes in an average week (when they were in school).

Physical Inactivity in adolescents in Pennsyvlania[edit | edit source]

No activity

  • 13.1% did not participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on any day during the 7 days prior to the survey.
  • Television viewing time: 30.8% watched television 3 or more hours per day on an average school day.
  • 41.4% did not sell less nutritious foods and beverages anywhere outside the school food service program.
  • 17.9% always offered fruits or non-fried vegetables in vending machines and school stores, canteens, or snack bars, and during celebrations whenever foods and beverages were offered.

Early childhood obesity Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

Among Pennsylvania’s children aged 2 years to less than 5 years

  • 14.9% were overweight (85th to < 95th percentile BMI-for-Age).
  • 12.0% were obese (≥ 95th percentile BMI-for-Age).

Causes of weight gain in Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

What’s causing your weight gain? - Pennsylvania weight loss[edit source]

  • Up to 70 percent of the population in the United States deals with being overweight or obese
  • 35 percent of all adults, according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are prediabetic and have significant insulin resistance while another 36 percent have some signs of insulin resistance
  • Diabetes has increased by over 500 percent in the last 50 years or so and now affects 8 percent of the population.
  • Could insulin resistance explain your weight gain?

The top causes of weight gain in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.
  • Genetic factors for excess weight gain

Weight loss options in Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

In order to lose weight, understand the proven options to lose weight in Pennsylvania including the following.

  • Low calorie diet (LCD), or Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)
  • 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.
  • Surgical options for weight loss such as the gastric bypass surgery can be an option for some to lose weight in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

Epidemic of type 2 diabetes in Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

The incidence of type 2 diabetes has gone up as much as 500 percent in Pennsylvania as in the rest of the United States. This shows the underlying cause of obesity is in fact insulin resistance which was traditionally misunderstood and thought to be a result of obesity but new evidence shows that it is the underlying insulin resistance that affects up to 71 percent of the population that leads to metabolic starvation leading to overeating and further weight gain.

Type 2 diabetes in Pennsylvania

State FIPS Code County Number of New Cases of Diabetes Age-adjusted Rate per 1000 Age-adjusted Lower Confidence Limit Age-adjusted Upper Confidence Limit Age-adjusted Obesity Percent
Pennsylvania 42001 Adams County 784 10.7 7.4 14.6 26.1
Pennsylvania 42003 Allegheny County 8760 9.6 7.8 11.6 28.4
Pennsylvania 42005 Armstrong County 545 10.2 6.9 14.7 33.9
Pennsylvania 42007 Beaver County 1475 11.2 8.1 14.9 31.1
Pennsylvania 42009 Bedford County 426 11.4 7.7 16.2 29.5
Pennsylvania 42011 Berks County 2704 9.5 7.0 12.8 29.0
Pennsylvania 42013 Blair County 1024 10.9 7.8 15.1 31.9
Pennsylvania 42015 Bradford County 444 9.6 6.9 13.5 34.0
Pennsylvania 42017 Bucks County 4165 9.0 6.9 11.8 23.9
Pennsylvania 42019 Butler County 1338 10.0 7.1 13.5 26.5
Pennsylvania 42021 Cambria County 1578 14.8 10.9 20.2 36.3
Pennsylvania 42023 Cameron County 43 10.6 6.7 16.1 28.8
Pennsylvania 42025 Carbon County 540 11.3 8.0 15.4 29.7
Pennsylvania 42027 Centre County 943 9.8 7.1 13.2 26.8
Pennsylvania 42029 Chester County 2999 8.6 6.3 11.3 20.8
Pennsylvania 42031 Clarion County 343 12.1 8.0 17.3 32.4
Pennsylvania 42033 Clearfield County 684 11.0 7.7 15.3 29.1
Pennsylvania 42035 Clinton County 254 9.5 6.3 13.7 31.9
Pennsylvania 42037 Columbia County 501 10.6 7.4 14.9 35.7
Pennsylvania 42039 Crawford County 802 12.6 9.1 17.4 28.6
Pennsylvania 42041 Cumberland County 1815 10.8 7.9 14.2 27.2
Pennsylvania 42043 Dauphin County 2020 11.0 8.3 14.4 31.9
Pennsylvania 42045 Delaware County 4063 10.5 8.0 13.5 26.5
Pennsylvania 42047 Elk County 279 11.4 7.7 16.4 31.5
Pennsylvania 42049 Erie County 2074 10.4 7.8 13.5 29.4
Pennsylvania 42051 Fayette County 1481 14.3 11.4 17.8 35.2
Pennsylvania 42053 Forest County 62 12.3 7.9 17.8 31.7
Pennsylvania 42055 Franklin County 1062 10.1 7.3 13.7 31.1
Pennsylvania 42057 Fulton County 117 10.7 7.1 15.6 29.7
Pennsylvania 42059 Greene County 313 10.9 7.3 15.7 28.0
Pennsylvania 42061 Huntingdon County 371 11.1 7.5 15.7 30.6
Pennsylvania 42063 Indiana County 638 10.1 7.0 13.9 29.3
Pennsylvania 42065 Jefferson County 440 13.4 8.8 19.0 29.5
Pennsylvania 42067 Juniata County 191 11.4 7.6 17.0 30.4
Pennsylvania 42069 Lackawanna County 1500 9.5 6.9 12.9 25.6
Pennsylvania 42071 Lancaster County 3359 9.5 7.1 12.6 29.3
Pennsylvania 42073 Lawrence County 779 11.5 8.3 15.6 29.6
Pennsylvania 42075 Lebanon County 1059 11.1 7.6 15.3 30.7
Pennsylvania 42077 Lehigh County 2731 11.3 8.5 14.7 28.9
Pennsylvania 42079 Luzerne County 2484 10.5 8.5 13.2 29.7
Pennsylvania 42081 Lycoming County 877 10.1 7.3 13.5 30.1
Pennsylvania 42083 McKean County 345 10.9 7.5 15.4 32.2
Pennsylvania 42085 Mercer County 1057 12.4 9.2 16.3 29.8
Pennsylvania 42087 Mifflin County 381 11.3 7.7 16.5 30.6
Pennsylvania 42089 Monroe County 1237 10.6 7.5 14.5 29.2
Pennsylvania 42091 Montgomery County 4835 8.4 6.5 10.6 25.0
Pennsylvania 42093 Montour County 153 11.4 7.7 16.7 29.2
Pennsylvania 42095 Northampton County 1749 7.9 5.8 10.4 29.7
Pennsylvania 42097 Northumberland County 674 9.5 6.7 13.0 31.7
Pennsylvania 42099 Perry County 393 12.3 8.3 17.1 31.3
Pennsylvania 42101 Philadelphia County 11793 11.9 9.9 14.2 31.4
Pennsylvania 42103 Pike County 491 10.9 7.3 15.4 30.8
Pennsylvania 42105 Potter County 139 10.9 7.5 15.3 30.5
Pennsylvania 42107 Schuylkill County 1185 10.6 7.4 14.6 31.8
Pennsylvania 42109 Snyder County 326 12.2 8.4 17.0 31.3
Pennsylvania 42111 Somerset County 649 10.9 7.4 15.4 31.4
Pennsylvania 42113 Sullivan County 56 11.2 7.1 16.5 33.6
Pennsylvania 42115 Susquehanna County 370 12.1 8.2 17.0 26.8
Pennsylvania 42117 Tioga County 315 10.1 7.9 12.7 31.5
Pennsylvania 42119 Union County 333 10.9 7.5 15.1 30.2
Pennsylvania 42121 Venango County 392 9.3 6.3 13.0 31.4
Pennsylvania 42123 Warren County 360 11.6 7.8 16.8 28.3
Pennsylvania 42125 Washington County 1747 11.1 8.3 14.6 29.0
Pennsylvania 42127 Wayne County 427 10.6 7.0 15.1 27.4
Pennsylvania 42129 Westmoreland County 2896 10.2 7.7 13.4 28.0
Pennsylvania 42131 Wyoming County 205 10.0 6.5 14.6 30.4
Pennsylvania 42133 York County 3195 10.5 7.9 14.0 31.6

Childhood obesity in Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

32.6% of young kids in grades K-6 and 34.1% of young kids in degrees 7-12 are described as being overweight or obese.

Obese young kids are more expected to have–

Obese young kids are more expected to become obese adults with potential for other serious wellbeing conditions - heart infection, diabetes, and some cancers.

Roughly 36.6% of PA adults (18+) are advised overweight vs. 36.2% nationally. About 29.2% are obese vs. 27.6 % nationally.

Cost of obesity in Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

Obesity-related conditions include coronary artery disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain kinds of cancerous diseaseous disease CDC 2008 – approximated health charges affiliated with obesity $147 billion; Average Cost $1,429 higher for persons who are obese

Health Disparities in Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

There are important racial and ethnic disparities in obesity prevalence amidst U.S. children and adolescents. In 2007—2008, Hispanic young men, aged 2 to 19 years, were considerably more expected to be obese than non-Hispanic white young men, and non-Hispanic black young women were considerably more expected to be obese than non-Hispanic white girls.

  • In Pennsylvania, non-Hispanic blacks have the highest rates of obesity (approx 41%;), Hispanics (approx 34%), and non-Hispanic whites (29%)
  • Nationally, non-Hispanic blacks have the highest rates of obesity (44.1%), Hispanics (37.9%) and non-Hispanic whites (32.6%)

Pennsylvania weight loss doctor[edit | edit source]

Dr. Prab R. Tumpati, is a board certified physician with experience and training in the field of obesity medicine in addition to training in sleep medicine and internal medicine. As the founder of WikiMD, and W8MD medical weight loss centers of America, Dr. Tumpati is familiar with the concepts, science, and art of weight loss medicine.

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Pennsylvania weight loss clinics[edit | edit source]

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Insurances for weight in Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

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.

Partial list of insurances accepted for weight loss[edit | edit source]

Diet for weight loss in Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

One of the best ways to lose weight in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

Although exercise is important for losing weight fast in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

Learn about the best weight loss medication for fast and effective weight loss in Pennsylvania.

Before and after weight loss pictures Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

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Videos for weight loss Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

Weight loss videos

Fast weight loss options Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

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

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 Philadelphia

Locations for weight loss Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

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Counties and cities of Pennsylvania for losing weight

Cities of Pennsylvania


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