Where does the information that obesity is on the rise come from?

CDC honey...CDC...

Surveys done give the information and is available at Centre for diseases control

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/...

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Your bathroom scale.
ARE YOU KIDDING? Look around you.
moi
When we are born we are weighed and everytime we go to the doctors they check our weight and sometimes they do the same thing in school. Remember that? It is all reported to a place called the "American Weight Association". They have been keeping weight records since 1905 and they have noticed a big increase in American's weight since about 1985. They attribute this to more McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Dunkin' Donuts etc. With women working now, they don't have time to make healthy home-made meals. Families used to have 3 square meals a day, now they have 2 or 3 meals plus 2 junk food meals in between their regular meals. There are vending machines filled with junk food everwhere, even in schools. Children get driven to school, kids old enough to drive also drive to school. Not enough people walking to the bus stop, the library etc. Everyone shops at the mall where they can get everything they need in 50 steps or less. There used to be the center of town filled with stores and you had to painstakingly walk from store to store. If would take a few hours to do that. We don't take the stairs anymore, we take an elevator or an escalator at work and at our condos etc. Okay, now you understand. How do you like my story? I made it all up. The only part that is not true is The American Weight Association being reported to by doctors and schools. But, I think all the other information is the reason why obesity is on the rise.
Hopelessness, helplessness and poverty.

When you don't have much money, you feed yourself or your family with food that fills your tummy, mainly starchy, fried foods; nobody ever thinks that cheap food is more healthier for you; like fruits and veggies. Because of lack of information and ignorance you end of with "have to fill the tummy" syndrome and you stuff your face with heavy food, i.e. instead of water you drink sugary drinks to fill up for the moment.

That's why diabetes and heart disease is on the rise.
The few people who are actually in shape.