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2. Who should be considered 'obese'? Time to move on from BMI ...

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   As of March 2020, nearly 42% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the CDC. Athletes and people who are very fit, like Kelce and Gyllenhaal, may have a higher BMI because muscle typically ...

3. New guidelines for treating childhood obesity include ... - AOL

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   The guidelines also recommend that teens age 13 and up with severe obesity consider discussing weight-loss surgery, which evidence has shown can be a safe and effective treatment with lasting results.

4. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Prevalence of obesity in the adult population, top countries (2016), the United States has the tenth highest rate in the world. The CDC defines an adult (a person aged 20 years or greater) with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater as obese and an adult with a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 as overweight. [2] Obesity in adults is divided into three ...

5. Childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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   While a BMI above the 85th percentile is defined as overweight, a BMI greater than or equal to the 95th percentile is defined as obesity by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity is further categorized as class 1 obesity with BMI at or above the 95th percentile to 119% of the 95th percentile, class 2 obesity with a BMI ...

6. Obesity - Wikipedia

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   In 2006, the Canadian Obesity Network, now known as Obesity Canada published the "Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) on the Management and Prevention of Obesity in Adults and Children". This is a comprehensive evidence-based guideline to address the management and prevention of overweight and obesity in adults and children.

7. Obesity and the environment - Wikipedia

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   By 2015, no state had a prevalence of obesity under 18%; almost all states exceeded 22%, and six states exceeded 26%. [10] According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2016 the number of obese people in the United States reached an all-time high of about 93 million, up 33% from 2008. [11]

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

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   The CDC considers obesity one of the top five risk factors for preventable premature death, and warns that it can elevate risks of chronic conditions including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and ...

9. New guidelines for treating childhood obesity include ... - AOL

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   The guidelines also recommend that teens age 13 and up with severe obesity consider discussing weight-loss surgery, which evidence has shown can be a safe and effective treatment with lasting results.