The Blooming Risks: At Whose Cost?

Abstract

The trajectories of Obesity across the U.S. today and around the world could be much faster than earlier projected. Current data in the U.S., confirms the rates of Obesity prevalence are heightened. Without further strategic interventions, it is expected that a vast majority of U.S. population could be at higher risk of being overweight or obese by 2030. Yet after decades of surveillance and interventions, the rates of Obesity prevalence continue to rise with no end in sight. Is this a case of risk mismatch? Can society continue to ignore the trends of dismissal results in Obesity prevention whilst the epidemic continues to rip across communities? Obesity continues to rise across America today, and around the world leading to series of needless deaths, especially among at-risk population groups. These risks are too high to be ignored. Given the opportunity, the author seeks to be a contributing partner to assist in mitigating these impending risks. This paper by literature reviews, seeks to add to current understanding plausible strategic insights for the prevalence of Obesity in the U.S., and reasons why they cannot continue to be ignored.

*The Blooming Risks: At Whose Cost? (2018) was recently updated in 2020, with new data in light of the current COVID-19 Pandemic.