Let's face it, we're just fat.

Yep, a whole lot of Americans are fat. Let's put aside political correctness and stop trying to be so polite and admit the cold hard truth. We are fat people. The vast majority of Americans could stand to lose some weight. Here is some information from the Centers for Disease Control.

Since the mid-seventies, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased sharply for both adults and children. Data from two NHANES surveys show that among adults aged 20–74 years the prevalence of obesity increased from 15.0% (in the 1976–1980 survey) to 32.9% (in the 2003–2004 survey).

The two surveys also show increases in overweight among children and teens. For children aged 2–5 years, the prevalence of overweight increased from 5.0% to 13.9%; for those aged 6–11 years, prevalence increased from 6.5% to 18.8%; and for those aged 12–19 years, prevalence increased from 5.0% to 17.4%.

These increasing rates raise concern because of their implications for Americans’ health. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions, including the following:

Although one of the national health objectives for the year 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of obesity among adults to less than 15%, current data indicate that the situation is worsening rather than improving. This site provides a variety of information designed to help people understand this serious health issue and the efforts being made to address it.

In a nutshell, one-third of adults in the United States are obese. It's a sad state of affairs. This website is here to help people who have a weight problem. Many people see the name "fatty forums" and think it's a joke, but we take obesity and weight loss seriously. If we can help someone along on their journey to weight loss and better health, then we've done our job.

We want to help you lose weight and be healthy. This place is called "fatty forums" because we hope that the focus will be on our community forums. We will post some weight loss articles, and maybe some diet and exercise ideas for you, but we want everyone to visit our forums and participate in the community.