More than a third of Americans have at least 30% more body fat than they should and are classified as obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Learn more about the statistics demonstrating the epidemic of obesity in America, as well as the causes and available treatments for ...
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Research and Statistics: What Is the Obesity Rate in America? As of 2023, more than 4 in 10 adults in the United States have obesity, meaning they have a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or greater. Furthermore, the CDC notes: [25] The prevalence was 35.5 percent among adults ages 20 to 39, 46.4...
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and from 5.0% to 17.4% for youth 12–19 years of age (Centers for Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics, 2004). Nutritionalrisk factorsthat have been linked to childhood obesity include excessive sugar intake in soft drinks, lower consumption of fruits and vegetables, and increase...
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NHANES was approved by the National Center for Health Statistics Ethics Review Board, and HRS was approved by the University of Michigan Institutional Review Board. All participants in each study provided informed consent. Consent for publication Not applicable. Competing interests The authors declare ...
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