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The obesity rate for White adults 18 years and older (over 30 BMI) in the US in 2015 was 29.7%. [67] For adult White men, the rate of obesity was 30.1% in 2015. [68] For adult White women, the rate of obesity was 26.9% in 2015. [68]
About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, ... The obesity rate has risen about 40% in the last two decades. ... about the average height for men, is deemed obese at 203 pounds and severely obese at ...
Data from the 2003–2006 NHANES survey showed that fewer than 10% of American adults had a "normal" body fat percentage (defined as 5–20% for men and 8–30% for women). [ 3 ] Results from the 2017–2018 NHANES survey indicate that an estimated 43% of noninstitutionalized U.S. adults aged 20–74 are obese (including 9% who are severely ...
For the first time in over a decade, 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. A ...
American Indian and Alaska Natives also had a 35% obesity rate in 30 states. For comparison, the obesity rate among white adults is over 35% in 16 states (in no states was the prevalence that high ...
Rates of obesity in the Netherlands between 1981 and 2006. Between the 1970s and the 2000s, rates of obesity in most European countries have increased. During the 1990s and 2000s, the 27 countries making up the EU reported rates of obesity from 10 to 27% in men and from 10 to 38% in women. [34]
Study authors point to semaglutide medication and “behavior changes” as a possible cause for the shift
A 2010 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition closely tracked 373,803 people over a period of 8 years across 10 countries. At its conclusion, the study reported that meat consumption (processed meat, red meat, & poultry) is positively associated with weight gain and increased abdominal obesity in men and women. [15]