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Obesity maps: CDC reveals which US states have the highest body mass index among residents

All U.S. states have an obesity rate among their residents of higher than 20%, which is at least one in five adults — and many exceed that. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
New York Post

At least 35% of adults in nearly half the US are obese, new CDC data shows

Obesity is becoming more prevalent in a growing number of states, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The information shows that in 22 states in 2022 at least 35 ...
Yahoo

Obesity rates are above 20% in every U.S. state, CDC finds. 4 key takeaways from its latest report.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Obesity rates have remained roughly the same in the U.S. over the past two years, but remain high nationwide — especially in the ...
NBC New York

Growing Obesity Crisis in U.S. Prompts CDC to Expand Body Mass Index Charts for Severely Overweight Kids

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday released new body mass index charts for children in response to the growing obesity crisis in the U.S. The previous BMI chart for children ...
Yahoo

The US is now the fattest it’s ever been as obesity rates rise again, CDC says — and these are the most overweight states

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More Americans are overweight than ever before. The US is losing its battle against the bulge. New data from the Centers for ...
Newsweek

Map Shows States With Highest Levels Of Obesity

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
The Hill

CDC data shows obesity prevalence more common in a growing number of states

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the prevalence of obesity is rising all across the nation. The CDC data found that 22 states had a prevalence, or “proportion of adults ...
Newsweek

Severe Obesity Continues To Rise in the U.S.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Severe obesity throughout the U.S. continues to rise, a new study from ...
Medical Xpress

CDC reports on prevalence of obesity, severe obesity in U.S. adults, children

The prevalence of obesity and severe obesity markedly increased among adults and children in the United States from the 1970s and 1980s until now, according to two reports published in the February ...
New York Post

Obesity rates in US not growing for first time in a decade, but there might be a worse problem: CDC

The general rate of obesity among adults in the United States has stagnated, but the rate of severe obesity has increased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A report ...
CNN

Obesity is becoming more common in a growing number of states, CDC data show

Obesity is becoming more common in a growing number of states, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022, 22 states had at least 35% of adults with obesity, ...