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The organization estimated that 3/4 of the American population would likely be overweight or obese by 2020. [21] According to research done by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, it is estimated that around 40% of Americans are considered obese, and 18% are considered severely obese as of 2019.
In 1962, about 13% of adult Americans were obese, [39] and by 2002, obesity rates reached 33% of the adult population. [40] According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study collected between the 1970s and 2004, the prevalence of overweight and obesity increased steadily among all groups of Americans.
Without immediate action, researchers have warned that nearly 260 million Americans, an increase of more than 41 million adults, will be considered overweight or obese by 2050.. That includes 213 ...
According to estimates from the American Heart Association, more than 9% of U.S. children and adolescents aged 12–19, or nearly three million individuals, have the metabolic syndrome. [31] Among overweight and obese adolescents, this prevalence rate rises to 44%. Two-thirds of adolescents have at least one metabolic abnormality. [31]
Nearly a third of the world’s population is overweight or obese now, and it’s getting worse, researchers reported Monday. Nearly a third of the world’s population is overweight or obese now ...
The total annual direct cost of overweight and obesity in Australia in 2005 was A$21 billion. Overweight and obese Australians also received A$35.6 billion in government subsidies. [246] The estimated range for annual expenditures on diet products is $40 billion to $100 billion in the US alone. [247]
An individual does not have to be overweight or obese to experience weight-related stigma. [19] Studies have indicated that experiencing weight stigma reinforces lifestyle behaviors that contribute to obesity. [4] Individuals who are overweight or obese tend to devalue their own in-group and prefer the out-group (i.e. thinner individuals). [20]
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