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Overweight and Obesity <br />Overweight and obesity have become an epidemic in the United States. Children who are overweight <br />or obese are at risk for chronic diseases in childhood, including diabetes, high cholesterol, and high <br />blood pressure. According to the CDC, children whose BMI is at or above the 95th percentile are <br />considered obese." <br />Table 46 shows children older than 1 year of age in the WIC program who were overweight or obese in <br />2010 — 2012. <br />Table 46: WIC children > 1 Who are Overweight or Obese, Indian River and Florida, 2010, 2011, 2012 <br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, 2013 <br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 <br />Table 47 shows the percentage of obese middle school students for the years 2008, 2010, and 2012 in <br />Indian River and Florida. During the time period shown, the rate in Indian River increased. In 2012, <br />11.2% of middle school students in Indian River were obese, an increase from 8.3% in 2008. <br />Table 47: Middle School Students Who Are Obese, Indian River, Florida, 2008, 2010, 2012 <br />Florida <br />Indian River <br />11.3% <br />8.3% <br />11.7% <br />9.5% <br />'11,', '1 <br />11.2% <br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013 <br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 <br />° http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/basics.html <br />43IPage — Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014 <br />�r R <br />29.5% <br />011 <br />2012 <br />Florida <br />28.8% <br />28.30% <br />Indian River <br />30.9% <br />32.3% <br />27.9% <br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, 2013 <br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 <br />Table 47 shows the percentage of obese middle school students for the years 2008, 2010, and 2012 in <br />Indian River and Florida. During the time period shown, the rate in Indian River increased. In 2012, <br />11.2% of middle school students in Indian River were obese, an increase from 8.3% in 2008. <br />Table 47: Middle School Students Who Are Obese, Indian River, Florida, 2008, 2010, 2012 <br />Florida <br />Indian River <br />11.3% <br />8.3% <br />11.7% <br />9.5% <br />'11,', '1 <br />11.2% <br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013 <br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 <br />° http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/basics.html <br />43IPage — Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014 <br />