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  2. Can new weight loss drugs fight the US obesity epidemic ... - AOL

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    Obesity caused by the American lifestyle of moving less and eating more is a prime factor contributing to Type 2 diabetes.In the United States, 38.4 million people have diabetes, and 95% are Type ...

  3. US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible ...

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    For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why. A ...

  4. Obesity Rates in the U.S. Drop for the First Time in a Decade ...

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    The study followed nearly 17 million people, the majority of whom were in the 26-75 age range, and found that after climbing steadily since 2013, rates of obesity in the U.S. fell 0.15% in 2023 ...

  5. Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - The Huffington Post

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    Paradoxically, as the number of larger Americans has risen, the biases against them have become more severe. More than 40 percent of Americans classified as obese now say they experience stigma on a daily basis, a rate far higher than any other minority group. And this does terrible things to their bodies.

  6. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Share of adults that are obese, 1975 to 2016. Obesity is common in the United States and is a major health issue associated with numerous diseases, specifically an increased risk of certain types of cancer, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, as well as significant increases in early mortality and economic costs.

  7. New study finds first US obesity decline in 10 years. Is ...

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    Results of the study indicate that Black women in the U.S., ages 66-75, saw the largest decrease in obesity between 2022-2023. ... obesity in American adults between ages 26-75 dropped about 0.15%.

  8. Fat acceptance movement - Wikipedia

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    [79] An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by a person interviewed by Amy Erdman in her book Fat Shame: "[Deborah Harper] makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."

  9. Food Fight: The Inside Story of the Food Industry - Wikipedia

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    One side argues that obesity, like smoking, is a public health crisis that demands governmental involvement in order to achieve a solution. Advocates of this viewpoint suggest that government use its legislative power to subsidize production of healthier foods, to regulate food industry practices, and to minimize the extent of junk food ...