Editing Obesity (section)

==Other animals==
{{Main|Obesity in pets}}
Obesity in pets is common in many countries. In the United States, 23–41% of dogs are overweight, and about 5.1% are obese.<ref name=Lund2006>{{cite journal| vauthors = Lund EM |title=Prevalence and Risk Factors for Obesity in Adult Dogs from Private US Veterinary Practices |journal=Intern J Appl Res Vet Med |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=177–86 |year=2006 |url=http://www.jarvm.com/articles/Vol4Iss2/Lund.pdf}}</ref> The rate of obesity in cats was slightly higher at 6.4%.<ref name=Lund2006/> In Australia, the rate of obesity among dogs in a veterinary setting has been found to be 7.6%.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = McGreevy PD, Thomson PC, Pride C, Fawcett A, Grassi T, Jones B | title = Prevalence of obesity in dogs examined by Australian veterinary practices and the risk factors involved | journal = The Veterinary Record | volume = 156 | issue = 22 | pages = 695–702 | date = May 2005 | pmid = 15923551 | doi = 10.1136/vr.156.22.695 | s2cid = 36725298 }}</ref> The risk of obesity in dogs is related to whether or not their owners are obese; however, there is no similar correlation between cats and their owners.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Nijland ML, Stam F, Seidell JC | title = Overweight in dogs, but not in cats, is related to overweight in their owners | journal = Public Health Nutrition | volume = 13 | issue = 1 | pages = 102–6 | date = January 2010 | pmid = 19545467 | doi = 10.1017/S136898000999022X | doi-access = free }}</ref>