FOX CITIES (WTAQ-WLUK) – An organization that promotes healthy lifestyles says 3 out of 4 adults in the Fox Cities are overweight or obese.
That finding from ‘The Weight of the Fox Valley,’ which collected body mass index data from nearly 92,000 unidentified adults who visited the doctor in 2016.
“Weight bubbles up to the top, because it tied in so closely with other chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, other things.”
Program Manager Sarah Wright says they’re using BMI to gauge the community as a whole.
“We will use that to monitor our progress along the way and to help draw attention to this cause so that we can attract funders, attract people that want to work together, and we’re looking at evidence based solutions.”
Wright says her group also offers wellness programs for businesses and schools, as well as information on their website about local parks and trails.
