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  2. 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 ...

  3. Obesity prevalence among US adults falls slightly to 40% ...

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    The prevalence of obesity among adults has slightly decreased in the United States but remains higher than 10 years ago, new federal data shows. Among adults aged 20 and older, about 40.3% were ...

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

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    Obesity dipped in U.S. adults last year for the first time in more than a decade, research found. That might be due, in part, to weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

  5. 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. [1]

  6. 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 ...

  7. Diet and obesity - Wikipedia

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    Adults who increase or decrease their free sugar intake increase or decrease their weight. [25] Reviews indicate that governmental health policies should be implemented to discourage intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, and reduce the obesity in children and adults. Obesity has been rising in the 21st century.

  8. New weight loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older ...

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    New obesity drugs are showing promising results in helping some people shed pounds but the injections will remain out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare is forbidden to ...

  9. Management of obesity - Wikipedia

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    The guidelines attempt to address the prevention and management of obesity at both the individual and population levels in both children and adults. [5] The European Union published clinical practice guidelines in 2008 in an effort to address the rising rates of obesity in Europe. [ 107 ]