Virginia weight loss

Virginia, or commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the United States with a population of 8,001,024 in 2010 out of which 76.8% are considered adults over 18 years and the remaining under the age of 18. In the past 30 years, overweight and obesity increased sharply for both adults and children in Virginia. 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 Virginia rather than oversimplify it or worse blame the victim for obesity.

Obesity

Overweight and obesity prevalence rates in the sate of Virginia - 2010 as per data from the Centers for Disease Control. According the 2010 Obesity Statistics from CDC:

Overweight and Obesity Data Virginia

• 60.4% were overweight, with a Body Mass Index of 25 or greater.
• 26.0% were obese, with a Body Mass Index of 30 or greater.

Dietary Behaviors of people in Virginia

• 33.7% of adults reported having consumed fruits at the recommended level of 2 or more times per day.
• 30.3% of adults reported having consumed vegetables at the recommended level of 3 or more times per day.

Physical Activity

• 48% 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).
• 21.9% of Virginia’s adults reported that during the past month, they had not participated in any physical activity.

Adolescent Overweight and Obesity Virginia

Overweight and Obesity

• Virginia has a 27.4 percent childhood obesity rate (slightly lower than the national average of 27.6%)

Rethinking Our Dietary Approach Shifting focus from individual blame to understanding the complexities of obesity is crucial. A key factor is insulin resistance, impacting up to 71% of the population, with 35% experiencing metabolic syndrome. Navigating Misinformation The overwhelming presence of over 20,000 books and mixed messages on obesity medicine calls for guidance from experts like Dr Prab R. Tumpati, MD, who can provide clarity on the science and practice of this field. The Downfall of the Food Guide Pyramid The outdated and ineffective food guide pyramid, promoting a low-fat but high-glycemic diet, significantly contributed to increased insulin resistance and, consequently, weight gain. Insulin resistance and weight gain Insulin resistance is a physiological condition where the body's cells become less responsive to the hormone insulin. As insulin not only controls the blood sugar, it also controls the weight! Reducing the overall carbohydrate load and insulin levels is a key underlying concept in many low carbohydrate diets such as the ketogenic diet.

The Blame Game in Obesity Understanding metabolic starvation Weight gain isn't typically intentional. It often stems from the paradox of metabolic starvation in the obese, driven by insulin resistance and resulting in heightened insulin levels. This leads to persistent hunger, cravings, and further weight gain. Stop blaming the victim for obesity!

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County obesity statistics in Virginia

Virginia	Accomack County Obesity	34.9	35	36	36.7
Virginia	Albemarle County Obesity	28.1	27.8	26.1	26.2
Virginia	Alleghany County Obesity	27.7	27.4	24.4	24.7
Virginia	Amelia County Obesity	33.2	32.8	32.3	32.4
Virginia	Amherst County Obesity	31.3	31	30.5	30.6
Virginia	Appomattox County Obesity	31.2	31	29.6	29.9
Virginia	Arlington County Obesity	20.1	20.3	18.5	18.7
Virginia	Augusta County Obesity	28.7	28.3	26.4	26.7
Virginia	Bath County Obesity	29	29	26.6	27
Virginia	Bedford County Obesity	27.3	26.7	24.2	24.2
Virginia	Bland County Obesity	29.6	29.4	26.4	26.6
Virginia	Botetourt County Obesity	29	28.5	25.4	25.7
Virginia	Brunswick County Obesity	33.4	33.3	36.6	37.1
Virginia	Buchanan County Obesity	31.1	30.8	27.7	28.1
Virginia	Buckingham County Obesity	30.9	30.4	30.9	30.9
Virginia	Campbell County Obesity	32.5	32.3	31	31.3
Virginia	Caroline County Obesity	29.8	29.3	30.1	29.9
Virginia	Carroll County Obesity	32.6	32.6	29.5	30.3
Virginia	Charles City County Obesity	34	33.3	37	36.6
Virginia	Charlotte County Obesity	31.2	31.1	32.1	32.4
Virginia	Chesterfield County Obesity	29.6	29.2	27.3	27.1
Virginia	Clarke County Obesity	31.2	30.5	28.5	28.7
Virginia	Craig County Obesity	31.6	31.2	28.5	28.8
Virginia	Culpeper County Obesity	33.7	33.2	32.2	32.2
Virginia	Cumberland County Obesity	31.6	31.3	32.8	32.7
Virginia	Dickenson County Obesity	30.6	30.2	27.1	27.3
Virginia	Dinwiddie County Obesity	32.3	31.8	32.5	32.4
Virginia	Essex County Obesity	28.9	28.5	29.6	29.5
Virginia	Fairfax County Obesity	23.2	22.5	21.4	21.2
Virginia	Fauquier County Obesity	29.3	28.6	26.5	26.2
Virginia	Floyd County Obesity	29.3	28.9	26.4	26.6
Virginia	Fluvanna County Obesity	30.9	30.9	29.5	29.6
Virginia	Franklin County Obesity	30	29.7	28	28.2
Virginia	Frederick County Obesity	30.9	30.4	27.8	27.7
Virginia	Giles County Obesity	34.1	34.1	30.9	31.5
Virginia	Gloucester County Obesity	32.2	31.7	29.8	29.7
Virginia	Goochland County Obesity	26.8	26.1	25.2	25
Virginia	Grayson County Obesity	33.1	33.1	30.6	31.5
Virginia	Greene County Obesity	30.9	30.5	28.9	28.9
Virginia	Greensville County Obesity	33.1	32.5	35.8	35.8
Virginia	Halifax County Obesity	32.1	32.1	33	33.6
Virginia	Hanover County Obesity	28.2	27.6	25.1	25
Virginia	Henrico County Obesity	27.5	27.2	28.2	28.2
Virginia	Henry County Obesity	30	30.2	30.6	30.9
Virginia	Highland County Obesity	29.8	29.6	26.3	26.9
Virginia	Isle of Wight County Obesity	32.1	31.5	31.4	31.3
Virginia	James City County Obesity	27.2	27.2	25.9	26.5
Virginia	King and Queen County Obesity	33.7	33.3	34.1	34.1
Virginia	King George County Obesity	29.6	28.9	28.2	27.9
Virginia	King William County Obesity	32.3	31.8	31.8	31.6
Virginia	Lancaster County Obesity	32	32.8	31.5	33.2
Virginia	Lee County Obesity	33.9	33.7	31.9	32.5
Virginia	Loudoun County Obesity	24.1	23.7	21.1	21
Virginia	Louisa County Obesity	34.5	34	33.5	33.3
Virginia	Lunenburg County Obesity	33.7	33.4	33.8	34
Virginia	Madison County Obesity	34	34	32.1	32.4
Virginia	Mathews County Obesity	28.5	28.6	26.4	26.8
Virginia	Mecklenburg County Obesity	32.8	32.6	32.8	33.5
Virginia	Middlesex County Obesity	29.4	29.4	27.8	28.2
Virginia	Montgomery County Obesity	27.2	27.4	26.8	26.8
Virginia	Nelson County Obesity	26.3	25.9	24.6	24.5
Virginia	New Kent County Obesity	30.9	30.1	29.2	28.8
Virginia	Northampton County Obesity	29.4	29.2	30.1	30.3
Virginia	Northumberland County Obesity	29.6	30.3	29.7	30.9
Virginia	Nottoway County Obesity	35.7	35.5	36.6	37.1
Virginia	Orange County Obesity	33.1	33	32.2	32.8
Virginia	Page County Obesity	32.5	32.5	29.5	30
Virginia	Patrick County Obesity	30.2	30.4	28.3	28.9
Virginia	Pittsylvania County Obesity	31.3	31.2	30.5	30.7
Virginia	Powhatan County Obesity	30.6	29.9	27.6	27.3
Virginia	Prince Edward County Obesity	32.8	32.8	34.7	35
Virginia	Prince George County Obesity	35.5	35	36.7	36.4
Virginia	Prince William County Obesity	28.8	28.2	27.6	27.3
Virginia	Pulaski County Obesity	29.3	29.1	25.7	25.9
Virginia	Rappahannock County Obesity	27.9	27.5	25	25
Virginia	Richmond County Obesity	31.6	31.3	30.6	31.3
Virginia	Roanoke County Obesity	28.2	28	25.2	25.8
Virginia	Rockbridge County Obesity	29.2	29.2	26.5	26.8
Virginia	Rockingham County Obesity	31.5	31.2	28.2	28.4
Virginia	Russell County Obesity	33.6	33.3	30.5	30.8
Virginia	Scott County Obesity	31	30.9	28.4	28.7
Virginia	Shenandoah County Obesity	31.4	31.1	28.6	29.1
Virginia	Smyth County Obesity	32.6	32.6	30.3	31.1
Virginia	Southampton County Obesity	31.4	30.6	31.4	31.3
Virginia	Spotsylvania County Obesity	30.7	30	29	28.7
Virginia	Stafford County Obesity	32.7	31.9	30.6	30.1
Virginia	Surry County Obesity	31.9	31.1	34	33.7
Virginia	Sussex County Obesity	35.8	35.4	39.5	39.6
Virginia	Tazewell County Obesity	32.8	32.6	28.8	29.4
Virginia	Warren County Obesity	27.2	26.6	24.8	24.7
Virginia	Washington County Obesity	31.1	31	27.8	28.1
Virginia	Westmoreland County Obesity	29	28.9	29	29.4
Virginia	Wise County Obesity	35.2	35	31.9	32.2
Virginia	Wythe County Obesity	30.3	30.2	27.4	27.8
Virginia	York County Obesity	28.8	28.3	27.7	27.6
Virginia	Alexandria city	19.9	20.1	19.1	19.3
Virginia	Bedford city	31	31.2	29.2	30.2
Virginia	Bristol city	30.8	30.8	28.1	28.8
Virginia	Buena Vista city	30.4	30.3	28	28.3
Virginia	Charlottesville city	28.3	28.4	28.2	28.3
Virginia	Chesapeake city	29.5	28.9	27.6	27.3
Virginia	Colonial Heights city	28.4	28.4	26.4	27.1
Virginia	Covington city	30.1	29.9	28.2	28.6
Virginia	Danville city	31.3	31.2	34.7	35.5
Virginia	Emporia city	31.9	31.7	35	35.5
Virginia	Fairfax city	26	25.7	24.3	24.3
Virginia	Falls Church city	27.6	27	25.8	25.6
Virginia	Franklin city	32.2	32	35.3	35.7
Virginia	Fredericksburg city	31.9	31.7	32.6	32.6
Virginia	Galax city	31.2	31.3	28.8	29.7
Virginia	Hampton city	33.5	33.2	39.1	39
Virginia	Harrisonburg city	31.7	31.7	30.3	30.4
Virginia	Hopewell city	33.3	33.2	34.7	35.2
Virginia	Lexington city	29.4	30	28.1	28.8
Virginia	Lynchburg city	32.1	32.1	33.9	34.3
Virginia	Manassas city	29.9	29.4	29.3	28.9
Virginia	Manassas Park city	30.5	30.1	30.6	30.3
Virginia	Martinsville city	31.7	31.4	32.8	33.4
Virginia	Newport News city	32.9	32.6	34.7	34.6
Virginia	Norfolk city	33.2	33	37.4	37.3
Virginia	Norton city	29.7	29.4	27.1	27.2
Virginia	Petersburg city	34.1	33.8	40.8	40.8
Virginia	Poquoson city	31	30.6	28	28.2
Virginia	Portsmouth city	37.9	37.6	42	42.1
Virginia	Radford city	29	29.3	27.8	27.9
Virginia	Richmond city	24.9	24.9	30.6	30.7
Virginia	Roanoke city	35	34.7	36	36.4
Virginia	Salem city	29.7	29.5	27.1	27.5
Virginia	Staunton city	30.1	30	28	28.7
Virginia	Suffolk city	31.3	30.7	33.3	33.1
Virginia	Virginia Beach city	27.1	26.8	27.8	27.6
Virginia	Waynesboro city	30.3	30.3	28.5	29
Virginia	Williamsburg city	29.2	29.7	28.1	28.4
Virginia	Winchester city	30.5	30.3	28.9	29.1

Causes of weight gain

The United States has witnessed a significant rise in obesity and weight gain issues. The causes are multifaceted, including lifestyle, dietary habits, and various health conditions. This section explores the predominant factors contributing to weight gain in the U.S.

Insulin resistance: This condition impairs the body's ability to utilize insulin effectively, often leading to weight gain, particularly around the abdomen. It's a precursor to type 2 diabetes and is commonly associated with obesity.

Eating disorders: Disorders such as binge eating can significantly contribute to weight gain. These conditions often require professional intervention and treatment.

Sleep disorders: There is a bidirectional relationship between sleep disturbances and weight gain. Poor sleep can lead to hormonal imbalances that trigger weight gain, and conversely, obesity can exacerbate sleep-related issues.

Nutritional deficiencies: Ironically, even in a country with abundant food, nutritional deficiencies can lead to poor dietary choices and subsequent weight gain.

Hormonal imbalances: Conditions like hypothyroidism, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and others can disrupt normal metabolic processes and lead to weight gain.

Stress-related weight gain: Chronic stress can lead to overeating, particularly high-calorie, comfort foods, contributing to weight gain.

Genetic factors: Genetics play a significant role in an individual's predisposition to gain weight.

Medication-related weight gain: Certain medications, including steroids, antidepressants, and antipsychotics, can lead to weight gain.

Other factors: A sedentary lifestyle, environmental factors, and socioeconomic status can also contribute to weight gain.

Weight Loss Options

To combat weight gain, a combination of lifestyle changes, dietary modifications, and medical interventions may be necessary. Here are some options:

Dietary approaches: Implementing a balanced, calorie-controlled diet is crucial. Options include low-calorie diets or very low-calorie diets.

Weight loss medications: FDA-approved medications can aid in weight loss for eligible individuals.

Physical activity: Exercise is essential, but it's most effective when combined with dietary changes.

Addressing underlying causes: Correcting issues like insulin resistance, hormonal imbalances, and sleep disorders can facilitate weight loss.

Bariatric surgery: Surgical interventions such as gastric bypass may be considered for individuals with severe obesity.

Weight Loss Clinics and Services

Weight loss clinics and telemedicine services offer structured programs to assist individuals in their weight loss journey. They often provide dietary counseling, medical supervision, and support for lifestyle changes.

Insurance Coverage for Weight Loss

Under the Affordable Care Act, many insurance plans cover obesity treatment. However, coverage varies, so it's important to check with specific providers.

Diet and Exercise for Weight Loss

A combined approach of diet and exercise is typically the most effective strategy for weight loss. Very low-calorie diets and structured exercise regimens can be particularly beneficial.

Telemedicine for Weight Loss

Advancements in telemedicine have made it possible to receive weight loss counseling and medical supervision remotely, expanding access to those in remote areas or with mobility issues. See W8MD weight loss

Also see

• obesity in United States
• County obesity rates United States
• Obesity
• Overweight
• Causes of weight gain
• Metabolic syndrome
• Proven measures for losing weight
• Qsymia

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