According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the United States has seen a dramatic increase of obesity over the past 20 years. Research from the NHANES shows that 2 in 3 U.S. adults ages 20 to 74 were overweight (BMI = 25+) during ‘99-’02, which is an increase from 1 in 2 adults during ‘76-’80. One in 3 U.S. adults were obese (BMI = 30+) during ‘99-’02, which is an increase from about 1 in 7 adults during ‘76-’80.

Last spring, Perry Noble of NewSpring Church (Anderson, SC) discussed this problem seldom addressed by churches. As he says,

Like it or not–we are commanded by God in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 to be good stewards of our body, which is becoming an ever increasing challenge in our super-sized culture.