The US is now the fattest it’s ever been as obesity rates rise again, CDC says — and these are the most overweight states
The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30, and a shocking 20% of Americans meet that criteria, ...
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Severe Obesity On The Rise In The US, New CDC Data Says
while women were nearly twice as likely as men to report severe obesity, CDC says. Even though the overall obesity rates have ticked down as compared to the 2017-2020 survey, experts do not ...
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US obesity rates FALL for the first time ever, new CDC data shows
There are early signs that obesity rates may have decreased in the US for the first time. A report released Tuesday by the CDC found that 40 percent of US adults were obese from 2021 to 2023 ...
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Interactive map reveals most obese counties in America
Overall, 33.4 percent of American adults have obesity, a CDC report revealed, while separate figures suggest the rates among children are as high as 17 percent. The recent CDC report found the ...
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CDC study finds America has never been more obese
It charts the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual obesity findings taken from ... Right now, that picture isn’t pretty. The CDC polled 100,000 adult Americans in 2015 and ...
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US now fatter than any point in history - so how bad is YOUR state?
Americans are fatter than ever, new CDC data shows. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35 percent - but in 2023, 23 states hit that alarming threshold. Overall ...
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What Doctors Are Saying About The Rise In Childhood Obesity
Pediatricians calculate BMI and other measurements using growth charts which track an ... According to the CDC, the likelihood of childhood obesity increased as reported family income decreased ...
CDC says obesity rates declining in Nevada
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The CDC says obesity rates in the state of Nevada are declining over the past two years. On Sept. 19, the ...