Obesity in Chicago is not the biggest city with obesity rates compared to to other cities in u.s. but when it comes to children with color in low income communities its a big significant problem. According to the Illinois Alliance to Prevent Obesity, 62% of Illinois adults are overweight or obese. The union to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children reports that in the city of Chicago, pre-teen and teen obesity rates exceed U.S. levels. Also, trending with national data, the commonness of obesity among Chicago children living in communities of color is significantly higher compared to Chicago children as a whole and U.S. children nationally. In addition to the social costs, our state also pays a high economic cost: in Illinois, adult obesity alone adds $3.4 billion to annual health care costs.
This is a major problem because there is many low income communities in Chicago which causes a lot of money go to health care for obesity when we can use the money for more important things in the community than something that could of been preventable.
This is a major problem because there is many low income communities in Chicago which causes a lot of money go to health care for obesity when we can use the money for more important things in the community than something that could of been preventable.