1. Nicole Zangoglia

2. Overview
 Factors of Obesity
 New York Statistics and Rates
 Five Boroughs
 Childhood Obesity Rates
 Decreasing Obesity

3. Obesity Defined
 Excess body fat
 Negatively affects
health
 20% above
average weight
 Measured by body
mass index (BMI)
 BMI over 30
considered obese

4. Ideal BMI 19-25
Overweight
25-30
Obese
30-34
Severely Obese
35-39
Morbidly Obese
40-49

5. New York City Statistics
 1 in 5 residents are obese
 26% engage in physical activity
 30 minutes, 4 times a day
 9 out of 10 don’t eat healthy
 No recommended servings of fruits and
vegetables
 23% watch television 5 hours per day

6. 5 Borough Obesity Rates
Brooklyn The Bronx Staten Island
58% 62% 57%
Manhattan Queens
42% 57%

7. Children Obesity Rates
 NYC FITNESSGRAM started in 2005
 Measures levels of fitness in schools
 Results compared
 Decreased 5% since 2005
 Implemented new nutrition and
activity in schools

8. Summary
 Obesity epidemic increasing
 NYC has high obesity rates
 Highest rates in the Bronx
 Childhood rates decreasing

9. Sources
 Chan, S. (2009, July 21). Data Show Manhattan Is Svelte and
Bronx Is Chubby, Chubby. Retrieved from The New York
Times website:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/nyregion/22fat.html
 Dolnick, S. (2010, March 12). The Obesity-Hunger Paradox.
Retrieved from The New York Times website:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/nyregion/14hunger.html
 Mullin, S., & Riley, E. (2005, November 22). 3.2 Million New
Yorkers are Overweight or Obese. Retrieved from
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pr/pr115-05.shtml
 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
(2011, December 15). Drop in New
 York City Childhood Obesity Rates. Retrieved from
http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/.