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Obesity dipped in U.S. adults last year for the first time in more than a decade, research found. ... obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. in the 2021-2023 period, as compared with the ...
New data in 2024, reveals the U.S. adult obesity rate decreased by about 2% from 2020 to 2023, according to data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. [24] Researchers attribute this decline in part to the increasing use of weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, now used by 6% of Americans.
In 2021, the World Health Organization estimated that obesity caused at least 2.8 million deaths annually. [47] On average, obesity reduces life expectancy by six to seven years, [2] [48] a BMI of 30–35 kg/m 2 reduces life expectancy by two to four years, [37] while severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m 2) reduces life expectancy by ten years. [37]
This is a list of countries by obesity rate, with data from the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 2022. World Health Organization (2022 data)
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 ...
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 ...
A study has also found that tackling childhood obesity will not necessarily lead to eating disorders later in life. [ 116 ] A review of secular trends in the number of overweight or obese children have come to the conclusion that prevalence had increased during the past two decades in the most industrialised countries, apart from Russia and ...
Scientists fear a potential COVID-19 vaccine could leave out a vulnerable population as it may be less effective for obese people.