Do you want to make a healthy move for your family, school or yourself? Start by knowing your fat-fighting facts.

• Nearly one in three children is at risk of overweight and one in six is overweight. (American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Nutrition)
  
• The percentage of obese U.S. children ages 6 to 11 has increased from 6.5 percent to 15.3 percent since 1980. (National Center for Health Statistics)
  
• A 2006 health survey found that 22 percent of Marion County school children were overweight and 18 percentage were at risk for becoming overweight. The heaviest age group was the 9 to 15 age range. (Marion County Health Department)
  
• Hoosiers received a "C" for nutrition standards in public schools, vending machine usage, state-mandated physical education time and obesity programs and education established as part of the curriculum. (National Obesity Report Card)
  
• Kids have a shorter life expectancy than their parents for the first time in 100 years due to inactivity and diet. (Obesity Week, Feb. 3, 2002)
  
• In 2000, the estimated costs attributable to obesity totaled nearly $120 billion, with a $2.5 billion price tag for Indiana alone. (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
  
• Every dollar invested in physical education saves $3.20 in medical costs. (International Council on Sport Science and Physical Education)
  
• Only 2 percent of school-age children meet the recommended minimum number of servings for all five major food groups in the Food Guide Pyramid. (Indiana Action for Healthy Kids)
  
• By the time children are 14 or older, 32 percent of girls and 52 percent of boys are drinking three or more servings of soda a day. (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
  
• Kids ages 8 to 12 see about 21 food ads a day, the equivalent of 50 straight hours of television a year. They see zero ads for fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, grains or water. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
  
• Just five hours of physical activity a week can lower the risk of obesity by 43 percent. (A Rand Corp. study, based on long-term U.S. Department of Education data)
  
• More Hispanic (21.8 percent) and African-American (21.5 percent) youth are overweight than white youth (12.3 percent). (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Active Living, Obesity and Nutrition Program)
  
• Childhood obesity leads to higher risk for type 2 diabetes, early-onset heart disease, hypertension and anxiety problems, asthma and sleep apnea, joint and orthopedic problems, digestive disorders and depression. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  
• About 80 percent of overweight adolescents continue to be obese in adulthood. (Styne, D., "Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Prevalence and Significance," Pediatric Clinics of North America 48 (2001))
  
• 2.3 percent of Hoosiers do not participate in even moderate exercise, defined as aerobic activity three times a week for 20 minutes. (Indiana State Department of Health)
  
• 78 percent of Hoosiers eat less than the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. (Indiana State Department of Health)