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2. Obesity rates are above 20% in every U.S. state, CDC ... - AOL

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   States in the Midwest and South have the highest rates of obesity In the Midwest, 36% of residents are considered obese. Rates are similar in the South, where 34.7% of people have high BMIs.

3. Report shows 23 states have reached 35% obesity rate ... - AOL

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   AUSTIN (KXAN) — Twenty-three states have adult obesity rates at or above 35%, according to a new analysis from Trust for America’s Health, or TFAH. A decade ago, no state had an obesity rate ...

4. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Obesity is a major public health problem in the United States owing to its rapidly increasing prevalence, substantial mortality and morbidity, and growing healthcare costs. [30] Several studies have inquired about the relationship between community food environment and obesity, which are often inversely related. [31]

5. These states have the highest obesity rates in the US - AOL

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   Obesity rates continue to increase across the U.S., which the CDC says is leading to higher health care costs.

6. Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome - Wikipedia

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   The prevalence of obesity and overweight have risen to epidemic proportions in the United States, where 67% of adults are overweight and, of these, approximately half are obese. [30] [31] The prevalence of hypertension, another cardiometabolic syndrome component, has been increasing for the last decade. In 1994, 24% of U.S. adults had hypertension.

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 ...