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According to national surveys, about 42 percent of U.S. women have obesity and an additional 27 percent are overweight. Though the U.S. may be leading the charge, 1 in 8 adults around the world ...
For adult Latina women the rate was 50.6%, making them second to African-American women. [70] Within the Hispanic or Latino category, obesity statistics for Mexican or Mexican Americans were provided, with no breakdown by sex. [67] The obesity rate for Mexican or Mexican Americans adults (over 30 BMI) in the US in 2015 was 35.2%. [67]
[31] [32] [33] Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland became the first Native American women ever elected to either house of Congress. [34] Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib became the first Muslim women elected to either chamber, with Tlaib the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress and Omar the first Somali-American of either sex to be ...
Overall, 150 women are set to serve in the 119th Congress starting next year, down just slightly from the current record of 152 (which represents 28 percent of all members).
The Center for American Women and Politics reports that, as of 2013, 18.3% of congressional seats are held by women and 23% of statewide elective offices are held by women; while the percentage of Congress made up of women has steadily increased, statewide elective positions held by women have decreased from their peak of 27.6% in 2001. Women ...
About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so, government researchers said Thursday. ... the average height for U.S. women, is considered obese at a weight of 174 ...
The state's delegation includes the highest number of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with 10 members. Less than a third of the 119th Congress are women. In the new Congress, six states have ...
Prior to the 1960s, most female members of Congress were either involved in this process of "widow's succession" or were members of influential political families. Elected to the House in 1965, Patsy Mink became the first non-white woman to enter Congress (she is of Japanese American heritage). Until 1992, a year that saw the election of four ...