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4 mar 2024 · According to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, four in ten American adults now have a body mass index at 30 or higher, classifying them as obese. This has...
14 lip 2023 · The obesity epidemic in the USA continues to escalate, posing a significant public health crisis. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the prevalence of adult obesity (BMI ≥30·0 kg/m2) increased from 30·5% in 2000 to 41·9% in 2020.
9 sty 2024 · By 2016, nearly 40% of American adults were estimated to be obese, and projections suggest this number could rise to almost half of all American adults by 2030 .
21 mar 2023 · Nearly 70% of adults in the US are either overweight or obese. According to nationwide surveys the National Institutes of Health has conducted since the early 1960s, US obesity rates have tripled over the last 60 years. Severe obesity, also known as morbid obesity, has risen tenfold.
14 lis 2023 · Maps of U.S. adult obesity prevalence plus data, statistics, and research resources and findings.
Excess weight has substantial impacts on mortality in the USA, with large disparities by state and subgroup. Premature mortality will likely increase as obesity continues to rise.
At least 35% of adults in 22 US states are now living with obesity, according to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 3 of those states—Louisiana, Oklahoma, and West Virginia—at least 40% of adults have obesity.
