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For the first time, the annual report includes an analysis that forecasts 2030 adult obesity rates in each state and the likely resulting rise in obesity-related disease rates and health care costs.
Predictions for the size of the market for prescription weight loss drugs keep growing. New research from Goldman Sachs projects 15 million adults in the US will be on anti-obesity medications by ...
Today, nearly 108 million American adults are living with obesity, and that number is expected to jump significantly, crossing the 50% threshold by 2030. While that statistic is undoubtedly ...
Approximately 132.2 million people in the WP Region have diabetes; if proper precautions are not utilized, this number is projected to escalate to 187.9 million people by 2030. 44 8% of all Western Pacific adults have diabetes and in 2012, the illness caused 1.7 million deaths in the Western Pacific. [44]
Of the additional 1.9 billion people projected between 2020 and 2050, 1.2 billion will be added in Africa, 0.7 billion in Asia and zero in the rest of the world. Africa's share of global population is projected to grow from 17% in 2020 to 25% in 2050 and 38% by 2100, while the share of Asia will fall from 60% in 2020 to 55% in 2050 and 45% in 2100.
Some research shows that people with obesity are less likely to be hired for a job and are less likely to be promoted. [236] People with obesity are also paid less than their counterparts who do not live with obesity for an equivalent job; women with obesity on average make 6% less and men with obesity make 3% less. [241]: 30
This is the best time of day to exercise for people living with obesity, new study shows. Zepbound vs. Wegovy: New clinical trial says this weight-loss medication sheds more pounds.
This is a list of countries by obesity rate, with data from the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 2022. World Health Organization (2022 data)