Tuesday, September 24, 2024

The U.S. obesity rate is “high and holding steady” at ~40%

Bad news! Hopefully, the latest weight loss medications will make a difference!

Get more off the couch and eat less & healthier! Simple as that!

Will men resist the tendency towards gender equality when it comes to obesity? Just kidding!

"The U.S. obesity rate is “high and holding steady” at ~40%, per a 2021-2023 CDC survey of ~6,000 people, but the proportion of Americans with severe obesity has ticked up from a decade ago—from ~8% to ~10%—with women nearly 2X as likely as men to be affected. ..."

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