{"id":9504,"date":"2025-03-01T13:55:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/panoobesprev-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:24:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:24:41","slug":"panoobesprev","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/panoobesprev\/","title":{"rendered":"dpc\/panoobesprev ~  PANO Obesity Prevention  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/panoobesprev.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]--><\/h1><h1>Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention<\/h1><h1><!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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The causes of obesity are complex, involving individual risk factors, genetics, cultural and economic factors, and environmental and food industry influences<\/span><\/strong>. The obesity epidemic in the U.S. has high economic and health costs, contributing to a number of the leading causes of premature death, illness and disability. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified this epidemic as a high priority winnable battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Healthy Lifestyles<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight includes <a href=\"\/dph\/dpc\/eatright.html\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\"><u>healthy eating<\/u><\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"\/dph\/dpc\/getfit.html\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\"><u>physical activity<\/u><\/span><\/a>, optimal sleep, and <a href=\"\/dph\/dpc\/stress.html\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\"><u>stress reduction<\/u><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Managing your weight contributes to good health now and as you age. Obesity increases risk for many serious diseases and health conditions. Engaging in a healthy lifestyle by eating a variety of healthy foods and adding more physical activity into your day reduces the risk of the health consequences of obesity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Defining Adult Overweight and Obesity<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Weight that is higher than what is considered healthy for a given height is described as overweight or obesity. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a screening tool for overweight and obesity. To calculate BMI, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyweight\/assessing\/bmi\/adult_bmi\/english_bmi_calculator\/bmi_calculator.html\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\"><u>Adult BMI Calculator<\/u><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color:#9999ff;\">or determine BMI by finding your height and weight in this<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/health\/educational\/lose_wt\/BMI\/bmi_tbl.htm\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\"><u>BMI Index Chart<\/u><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li>If your BMI is less than 18.5, it falls within the underweight range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n <li>If your BMI is 18.5 to <25, it falls within the healthy weight range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n <li>If your BMI is 25.0 to <30, it falls within the overweight range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n <li>If your BMI is 30.0 or higher, it falls within the obesity range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Health Consequences of Obesity:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Obesity increases the risk of many chronic diseases, including<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pull-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyweight\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image: It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle!\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive pull-right\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/panohealthyweight.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li><strong>Coronary heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><strong>Type 2 diabetes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><strong>Cancers, such as endometrial, breast, and colon cancer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><strong>High total cholesterol and high levels of triglycerides<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><strong>Liver and gallbladder disease<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><strong>Sleep apnea and respiratory problems<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><strong>Degeneration of cartilage and underlying bone within a joint (osteoarthritis)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><strong>Reproductive health complications such as infertility<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><strong>Mental health conditions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>More resources:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li>Suggestions for <a href=\"\/dph\/dpc\/eatright.html\"><b><u>healthy eating and weight loss<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/obesity\/\"><b><u>Information from CDC<\/u><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<strong><span class=\"dhss-red\">about overweight and obesity<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/healthykidshealthyfuture.org\/\"><b><u>Healthy Kids Healthy Future<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li>The most recent Delaware data on nutrition, obesity, and chronic diseases <a href=\"\/dph\/dpc\/brfsurveys.html\"><b><u>from the Behavioral Risk Factor Survey<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"panohome.html\">Return to PANO Home Page<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"panohome.html\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n  <!--[END]-->\n\n\n  \n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><!-- \/container -->\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention Public Health Menu Home About About DPH Sections &#038; Programs Office Locations Contact Info Calendar Services A-Z Services Air &#038; Water Quality Birth, Death, &#038; Marriage Records Clinics Health Data &#038; Statistics Emergency Preparedness Health &#038; Wellness Healthy Homes Healthy Workplaces Laboratory Restaurant Inspections Screening and Testing WIC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":9401,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9504","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10743,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9504\/revisions\/10743"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}