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2. List of countries by obesity rate - Wikipedia

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   Countries by obesity rate, data from WHO 2022. This is a list of countries by obesity rate, with data from the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 2022.

3. 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 ...

4. Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first ... - AOL

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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 ...

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

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   Mean BMI (kg/m 2), World Health Organization (WHO), 2014 [1] ... List of countries by obesity rate; References This page was last edited on 6 January 2025, at 03:05 ...

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

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   A new study published Friday in the journal, JAMA Health Forum, found that obesity numbers ticked down slightly from 46% in 2022 to 45.6% in 2023. While only a slight decline, this is the first ...

7. Obesity Rates in the U.S. Drop for the First Time in a Decade ...

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   The study followed nearly 17 million people, the majority of whom were in the 26-75 age range, and found that after climbing steadily since 2013, rates of obesity in the U.S. fell 0.15% in 2023 ...

8. Obesity - Wikipedia

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   Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the 21st century, with rising rates in both the developed and the developing world. Rates of obesity in Canadian boys have increased from 11% in the 1980s to over 30% in the 1990s, while during this same time period rates increased from 4 to 14% in Brazilian children. [ 278 ]

9. Obesity is staying steady, but 'severe obesity' is on the rise

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   For the first time in a decade, obesity rates in the U.S., though high, have held steady and haven’t increased, according to 2021–2023 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...