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  2. Obesity and the environment - Wikipedia

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    By 2015, no state had a prevalence of obesity under 18%; almost all states exceeded 22%, and six states exceeded 26%. [10] According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2016 the number of obese people in the United States reached an all-time high of about 93 million, up 33% from 2008. [11]

  3. Health at Every Size - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the medical complications of obesity, from the US CDC. Proponents claim that evidence from certain scientific studies has provided some rationale for a shift in focus in health management from weight loss to a weight-neutral approach in individuals who have a high risk of type 2 diabetes and/or symptoms of cardiovascular disease, and that a weight-inclusive approach focusing on ...

  4. Epidemiology of obesity - Wikipedia

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    Obesity has been observed throughout human history. Many early depictions of the human form in art and sculpture appear obese. [2] However, it was not until the 20th century that obesity became common — so much so that, in 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized obesity as a global epidemic [3] and estimated that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled ...

  5. Dieting - Wikipedia

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    Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated way to decrease, maintain, or increase body weight, or to prevent and treat diseases such as diabetes and obesity.As weight loss depends on calorie intake, different kinds of calorie-reduced diets, such as those emphasising particular macronutrients (low-fat, low-carbohydrate, etc.), have been shown to be no more effective than one another.

  6. Diet and obesity - Wikipedia

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    Numerous large studies have demonstrated that eating ultraprocessed food has a positive dose-dependent relationship with both abdominal obesity and general obesity in both men and women. [27] Consuming a diet rich in unprocessed and minimally processed foods is linked with lower obesity risk and less chronic disease.

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

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    Nearly 60% of U.S. adults with obesity have high blood pressure and approximately 23% have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People with obesity are also at ...

  8. Obesity dipped in U.S. adults last year for the first time in ...

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    Obesity dipped slightly in U.S. adults last year for the first time in more than a decade, a study found. The researchers suggested that might be due, in part, to the rise of weight loss drugs ...

  9. ‘It is a very humbling experience.’ Warner Robins woman tops ...

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    Losing weight can seem intimidating, especially considering nearly 35% of American adults are obese and Georgia has an obesity rate of 33.9%, according to the Centers for Disease Control.