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  2. Obesity rates are above 20% in every U.S. state, CDC ... - AOL

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    More than one in five American adults in every U.S. state are obese, with rates rising in many states, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sept. 12 ...

  3. Report shows 23 states have reached 35% obesity rate ... - AOL

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    AUSTIN (KXAN) — Twenty-three states have adult obesity rates at or above 35%, according to a new analysis from Trust for America’s Health, or TFAH.. A decade ago, no state had an obesity rate ...

  4. 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.

  5. New study finds first US obesity decline in 10 years. Is ...

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2023, more than one in three adults had obesity. For perspective, before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%.

  6. File:United States Map of Obesity Prevalence by State (2013 ...

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    English: United States Map of Adult Obesity Prevalence by State (2013). Adult Obesity is the percentage of the adult population (age 20 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2.

  7. Epidemiology of obesity - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Southern states struggle the most with obesity, new ... - AOL

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    These 10 states struggled the least with obesity, the data indicated. 1) Colorado. 2) Utah. 3) Massachusetts. 4) Hawaii. 5) District of Columbia. 6) California. 7) Minnesota. 8) Washington. 9 ...

  9. 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 ]