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A report compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found that between August 2021 and August 2023, the rate of obesity among the nation’s adults was approximately 40.3%.

The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30, and a shocking 20% of Americans meet that criteria, ...

By 2020, the CDC's estimate of the adult obesity rate had climbed to 41.9%. Now the CDC estimates that 40.3% of adults are obese, looking at survey data from 2021 through 2023.

Severe obesity throughout the U.S. continues to rise, a new study from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention shows.On Tuesday, the U.S. CDC published a report on the prevalence of ...

Recently released data from the CDC shows 23 states have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, compared with 22 states in 2022 and 19 states in 2021. Before 2013, no state passed the 35% ...

More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults have obesity, putting them at risk of chronic conditions like high blood pressure, type 2 ...

The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30, and a shocking 20% of Americans meet that criteria, with the Midwest and the South reporting the highest levels of weight.

According to the CDC, 1 in 5 American adults is living with obesity. In recent years, many have turned to weight loss drugs ...

In 2023, the CDC said all U.S. states and territories had an obesity prevalence higher than 20 percent. The Midwest (36.0%) and South (34.7%) had the highest prevalence, followed by the West (29.1 ...

(WIFR) - New data from the CDC shows that in 23 states, at least 35% of people have obesity, including Illinois. An adult is considered to have obesity when their body mass index is 30 or higher.