Advisory Board September 25, 2024
According to a new report from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, obesity rates among U.S. adults have slightly decreased but are still higher than they were 10 years ago.
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Obesity rates in the US remain high
For the report, researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from August 2021 to August 2023 to estimate the prevalence of obesity and severe obesity. People who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 are considered to have obesity while those who have a BMI of 40 or higher have severe obesity.
Between August 2021 and August 2023, the prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults was 40.3%, slightly lower than the...
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