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Mean BMI (kg/m 2), World Health Organization (WHO), 2014 [1] Country Both Male Female
By 2014, 37.7% of adults in the United States were obese, 35.0% of men and 40.4% of women; class 3 obesity (BMI over 40) values were 7.7% for men and 9.9% for women. [30] The U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 2015–2016 showed that 71.6% of American men and women had BMIs over 25. [ 31 ]
Over 70 million adults in U.S. are obese (35 million men and 35 million women). 99 million are overweight (45 million women and 54 million men). [72] NHANES 2016 statistics showed that about 39.6% of American adults were obese. Men had an age-adjusted rate of 37.9% and Women had an age-adjusted rate of 41.1%. [70]
A similar 2016 study found that, of the BMI ranges studied (which ranged from 18.5 to >30), the "normal" 18.5–22.4 BMI range combined with healthy eating, high levels of physical activity, not smoking, and no more than moderate alcohol consumption was associated with the lowest risk of premature death. [32]
The Biggest Loser is an American competition reality show that initially ran on NBC for 17 seasons from 2004 to 2016 before moving to USA Network in 2020. [3] The show features obese or overweight contestants competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight.
Conversely, a study on over a thousand major television characters from 2003 identified 14% of female characters and 24% of male characters to be overweight, despite the real-world percentages being more than double those reported numbers. [49] [50] Even when overweight people are included in television, they often play minor, stereotyped roles.
[49] [50] In February 2023, Brown became the first male vocalist in RIAA history to score 20 multi-platinum singles in the US. [51] At the time of the record, only 8 acts in history had scored 20 or more multi-platinum singles in the US throughout their careers, with Brown being the only male vocalist and male R&B artist in the group. [ 51 ]
The median age of the total population as of 2021 is 38.8 years; the male median age is 37.7 years; the female median age is 39.8 years. [52] Median age of the U.S. population through history. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Census, United States Census Bureau and The World Factbook. [62] [63]