Weight Loss Statistics - Worldometers

Overweight people in the world - definitions, sources and methods

Overweight definition: overweight is a person with a body mass index (BMI) over 25 kg/m2.
BMI is defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres (kg/m2)

The data on obesity displayed on the Worldometers' counter is based on the latest statistics published by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, and the number is growing.

Spending on weight-loss programs and products in the USA

According to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Americans spent an estimated $30 billion a year in 1992 on all types of diet programs and products, including diet foods and drinks.

Marketdata, a market research firm that has tracked diet products and programs since 1989 releases its findings in its biennial study: "The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market." which in its 2007 study estimates the size of the U.S. weight loss market at $55 billion. It is now estimated to have reached over $60 Billion.

References and useful links

Obesity and Overweight (WHO) - Facts and statistics by the World Health Organization
U.S. Weight Loss Market Worth $46.3 Billion in 2004 — Forecast to Reach $61 Billion by 2008
Marketdata Enterprises - publishes "The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market" - The study presents dollar value & growth rates of 10 major weight loss market segments (early 1980s to 2006, trends, developments, current status reports/estimates, 2010 forecasts) for: diet soft drinks, artificial sweeteners, health clubs, commercial diet left chains, mail order and multi-level marketing diet plans, diet books and exercise videos, children’s weight loss camps and adult residential facilities, medically supervised programs (weight loss surgery, MDs, RDs, and nutritionist-based diet plans, hospitals/clinic programs, Rx diet drugs, bariatricians), retail meal replacements and diet pills, low-calorie dinner entrees & low-carb foods.

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The Facts About Weight Loss Products and Programs - Presented as a Public Service in 1992 by the US Federal Trade Commission, Food and Drug Administration, and National Association of Attorneys General.

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