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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 ...
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 ...
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]
This is a list of countries by obesity rate, with data from the World Health ... Percentage of adults with obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 1 Tonga: 70.54 2 Nauru: 70.18 3 ...
For the first time in a decade, adult obesity in the United States dropped last year, ... For perspective, before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. Today, at least 20 ...
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.
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 ...
For the first time in a decade, rates of adult obesity in the United States have dropped, a new study has found.. The study followed nearly 17 million people, the majority of whom were in the 26 ...