are obese, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests — marking the first time in over a decade that the nation's obesity rate has not inched up in results from the federal government's national health survey. The figures come from a new report by the CDC's ...
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Extended Data Fig. 6 STING deficiency does not affect weight gain, food consumption, or cDC1 IL-12 production in the liver and spleen during obesity. a–d, Tmem173gt x Il12bYFP (Il12bYFPxStingGt) mice or Il12bYFP littermate controls were placed on LFD (n = 6) or HFD (n =...
The data, based on self-reported information from the country's 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, showed that U.S. adults are "still struggling" with obesity, the CDC said. It also found the South had the highest prevalence of obesity (32.0 percent), followed by the Mi...
Severe obesity means a BMI of 40 or above. BMI is a rough estimate of a person's body fat based on their height and weight. Someone who is 5-foot-10 is obese when they reach 210 pounds. That same person would be considered severely obese at 280 pounds, according to CDC estimates. ...
Obesity, a risk factor for severe effects of COVID-19, continues to become more common, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twelvestatesnow have a self-reported adult obesity prevalence of 35% or more, up from nine states in 2018 and...
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) indicate the adult obesity rates in the United States are now a staggering 40 percent while youth obesity rates grew to 20 perc
The CDC PLACES dataset replaces, updates, and improves upon two of PolicyMap’s previous datasets: our custom Small Area Health Data dataset, and the CDC’s 500 Cities dataset. Previously, we developed our own in-house community health estimates based on CDC data, but now, this crucial heal...
among adults with obesity. Although physical activity can improve physical function by about 40% and self-management education workshops can reduce pain, fatigue and depression by 10% to 20%, according to the report, one in three adults with arthritis reported...
Richard Suzman of the National Institute on Aging points out two implications of living longer. He questions whether the life expectancy trend will be interrupted by the increase in obesity. Also included are other facts that emerged from the CDC's mortality statistics....