How many people a year die from obesity related diseases?

by infomatique

How many people a year die from obesity related diseases?In the U.S... such as heart failure?

Answer by Doctor J
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in 2005 estimated an excess number of deaths annually in the U.S. from obesity at 111,909.

http://americandreamcoalition-org.adcblog.org/safety/JAMA_flegal.pdf

Hope this helps you. Best wishes and good luck.

Answer by Lottie Dah
About 65,000 a DAY die of malnutrition and starvation.
Obesity is a luxury of over-wealthy cultures.
Almost Everything can be attributed to obesity-even malnutrition.
Narrow your terms.
High blood pressure is often brought on by obesity--kills a lot of people. People get diseases of lack of micronutrients from being obese--even a little
I know a 70 yo active lady who is obese- 5' 1" and 135.she wears a 6, but her doctor says she has a fat belly-stupid. the standards are out of reach for most people.
I was 125-128 most of my adult life and after menopause and a couple of leg/ back injuries, I am good at 160. I work to stay at 160. Constantly. I hurt all the time.
It is very hard.
And we all die of something.Just my 2 cents You can look up stats for what you want on line.
Change your question so you can find the answer.

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