1、ObesityStatisticsin CanadaTO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CANADIANS THROUGH LEADERSHIP,PARTNERSHIP,INNOVATION AND ACTION IN PUBLIC HEALTH.Public Health Agency of Canada galement disponible en franais sous le titre:Statistiques sur lobsit au CanadaTo obtain additional information,please contact:

2、Public Health Agency of Canada Address Locator 0900C2 Ottawa,ON K1A 0K9 Tel.:613-957-2991 Toll free:1-866-225-0709 Fax:613-941-5366 TTY:1-800-465-7735 E-mail:publications-publicationshc-sc.gc.ca His Majesty the King in Right of Canada,as represented by the Minister of Health,2024Publication date:Sep

3、tember 2024This publication may be reproduced for personal or internal use only without permission provided the source is fully acknowledged.Cat.:HP35-188/2024E-PDF ISBN:978-0-660-72778-3 Pub.:240369Obesity Statistics in Canada /IAcknowledgementsThe report was prepared by the following people(curren

4、tly and formerly)in the Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research(CSAR)at the Public Health Agency of Canada(PHAC):Farah Barakat,Julie Bates,Marisol Betancourt,Alexandria Melvin,Karen C Roberts,Margot Shields,Calum Thompson,Wendy Thompson,Stephanie Toigo,Ron Wall,Chinchin Wang,and Danisha Zaman.W

5、e would also like to acknowledge the contributions of the following who provided valuable review and input to the development of this report:Mary Sue Devereaux,Didier Garriguet,Margaret de Groh,Blair Jones,Alison Lake,Sarah MacKinnon,Shaila Rodrigues,and Eric Vallires.Obesity Statistics in Canada /I

6、IITable of ContentsExecutive Summary.1List of Tables.5List of Figures.701.What is obesity and how is it measured?.11Key points.11What is obesity?.11How is obesity measured?.11Other measures of excess body fat.14Health risks associated with elevated BMI.15Surveillance .16Self-reported versus measured