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  2. List of countries by obesity rate - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries by obesity rate, with data from the World Health Organization (WHO), ... Australia: 31.82 45 United Arab Emirates: 31.55 46 Dominica: 31.5 ...

  3. Obesity in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Obesity in Australia is an "epidemic" [2] with "increasing frequency." [2] [3] The Medical Journal of Australia found that obesity in Australia more than doubled in the two decades preceding 2003, [4] and the unprecedented rise in obesity has been compared to the same health crisis in America. Largely held up by Julian Magor, who has a ...

  4. List of sovereign states by body mass index - Wikipedia

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    Australia * 27.2: 27.6: ... List of countries by obesity rate; References This page was last edited on 6 January 2025, at 03:05 (UTC). Text is available under ...

  5. Childhood obesity in Australia - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] In the 2011/12 Australian Bureau of Statistics- Australian Health Survey, statistics reiterated the lack of substantial preventative methods, highlighting a 1% increase and therefore a total of 26% of children aged between 5–17 years as being either overweight or obese.

  6. ‘Alarming’: Severe obesity is climbing in the US. See who is ...

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    The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. ... The 15 best subscription gifts of 2024, no shipping required. AOL. The cozy slippers that are 'just ...

  7. Epidemiology of obesity - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first time in ...

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    The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday. The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that ...

  9. US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible ...

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    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 ...