- Percent increase of obesity among young Oregonians between 1990-2005:118%.
- Percentage of Oregon 8th graders in 2005 who were overweight or at risk of becoming overweight: 24.5%.
- 59.7 percent of Oregonians are obese or overweight.
- 61.7% of Southern Oregonians are overweight or obese. Southern Oregon accounting for Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine and Lake Counties.
- Oregon has the 7th highest overweight level in the nation for low-income children ages 2-5.
- 43.6% of adult Oregonians do not meet the recommended level of physical activity.
- Sedentary: the number of 11th graders who spent more than 2 hours a day playing video games increased 76% over the 2001-2005 period.
- 990,000 Oregon adults are overweight. (BMI* between 25 and 29.9)
- 660,000 Oregon adults are obese. (BMI* greater than 30)
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