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The obesity rate for Asian adults 18 years and older (over 30 BMI) in the US in 2015 was 10.7%. [68] No breakdown by sex was given for Asian adults in the CDC figures. [68] In more recent statistics from the NHANES in 2016 of a breakdown by sex was provided. Asian adults 20 years and older had a total obesity rate of 12.7%.
A survey in 2007 showed 63% of Americans were then overweight or obese, with 26% in the obese category (a BMI of 30 or more). By 2014, 37.7% of adults in the United States were obese, 35.0% of men and 40.4% of women; class 3 obesity (BMI over 40) values were 7.7% for men and 9.9% for women. [30]
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 ...
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 ...
About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so, government researchers said Thursday. ... The survey found that the obesity rate was 42% — higher than the 40% found ...
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 ...
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 ]
Results of the study indicate that Black women in the U.S., ages 66-75, saw the largest decrease in obesity between 2022-2023.