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States in the Midwest and South have the highest rates of obesity In the Midwest, 36% of residents are considered obese. Rates are similar in the South, where 34.7% of people have high BMIs.
December 16, 2024 at 5:54 PM. ... For perspective, before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. Today, at least 20% of adults in each state live with obesity.
December 17, 2024 at 3:45 PM. Getty. Stock image of a doctor's scale. For the first time in a decade, rates of adult obesity in the United States have dropped, a new study has found.
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.
Obesity rates in the United States have nearly tripled since the 1960s. In 1962, about 13% of adult Americans were obese, [ 39 ] and by 2002, obesity rates reached 33% of the adult population. [ 40 ] According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study collected between the 1970s and 2004, the prevalence of overweight and obesity ...
Territory [1] HDI Data Year Status Guam 0.901: 2008: Very High human development US Virgin Islands 0.894: 2008: Very High human development Puerto Rico 0.880: 2024: Very High human development
Updated December 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM. ... 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.
Rank State, federal district, or territory HDI (2022) [note 1] [1]1 Massachusetts 0.956 New Hampshire 3 Colorado 0.952 Washington 5 Minnesota 0.951 6 Connecticut 0.950