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

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   Rates of obesity are highest in the Midwest and South, ... from 33.9% in 2022 to 33.6% last year. The latest statistics are cold comfort to experts, who tell Yahoo Life they don’t anticipate ...

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

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   For the first time in a decade, rates of adult obesity in the United States have dropped, a new study has found.. The study followed nearly 17 million people, the majority of whom were in the 26 ...

4. New study finds first US obesity decline in 10 years. Is ...

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   Published in JAMA Health Forum on Friday, the study, "Changes in Adult Obesity Trends in the US," found that between 2022 and 2023, obesity in American adults between ages 26-75 dropped about 0.15%.

5. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Share of adults that are obese, 1975 to 2016. Obesity is common in the United States and is a major health issue associated with numerous diseases, specifically an increased risk of certain types of cancer, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, as well as significant increases in early mortality and economic costs.

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ... Papua New Guinea: 20.12 115 Gabon: 20 116 Vanuatu: 19.95 117 Norway: 19. ...

8. 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 ...

9. Obesity - Wikipedia

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   Obesity is a major cause of disability and is correlated with various diseases and conditions, particularly cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis. [2] [12] [13] Obesity has individual, socioeconomic, and environmental causes.