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The increase in obesity rates in the US as seen from 1985 to 2010 to the point where every state has at least a 20% obesity rate has caused it to become a significant focus of public health in recent years. The percent of people per state who were obese (BMI>30) in 2011: [38]
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population, top countries (2016), the United States has the tenth highest rate in the world. The CDC defines an adult (a person aged 20 years or greater) with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater as obese and an adult with a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 as overweight. [4]
Percent of people per state with a BMI greater than 30 from 2011. Data from: Obesity and Overweight for Professionals: Data and Statistics: Adult Obesity Facts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012-08-13). Retrieved on 2012-11-05.
The non-profit analyzed obesity rates by state. “[In] Texas, this year’s current obesity rate is 34.4% which is certainly concerning,” said West. “And over a five-year trend, we have seen ...
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 ...
The survey found that the obesity rate was 42% — higher than the 40% found in a similar 2015-16 study. The severe obesity rate was more than 9% in the new survey, up from the 8% figure in the ...
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.
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 ...