More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults have obesity, putting them at risk of chronic conditions like high blood pressure, type 2 ...

The CDC defines obesity as anyone with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher. Per the CDC, the label of "obesity" classifies a weight that is higher than what is healthy for a person's height as ...

The obesity ... map created by Newsweek. In first place sits West Virginia, where 40.6 percent of residents are classed as obese, defined as having body mass index of over 30.0. More From Newsweek ...

According to the CDC, in 2023, all U.S. states and territories had an obesity prevalence higher than 20%. Newsweek. Obesity ...

By 2020, the CDC's estimate of the adult obesity rate had climbed to 41.9%. Now the CDC estimates that 40.3% of adults are obese, looking at survey data from 2021 through 2023.

On Sept. 19, the CDC released the 2023 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps, which showed that Nevada’s adult obesity prevalence for 2023 is 30.8%, a decrease from 2022 when it was 33.5%.

Severe obesity throughout the U.S. continues to rise, a new study from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention shows.On Tuesday, the U.S. CDC published a report on the prevalence of ...

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) today responded to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) newest data on obesity prevalence in the ...

In 2023, the CDC said all U.S. states and territories had an obesity prevalence higher than 20 percent. The Midwest (36.0%) and South (34.7%) had the highest prevalence, followed by the West (29.1 ...

The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30, and a shocking 20% of Americans meet that criteria, ... The 2023 Adult Obesity Prevalence Map for the United States. CDC.

Map Shows States With Highest Levels Of Obesity. Published Oct 17, 2024 at 12:13 PM EDT Updated Oct 17, ... The CDC defines obesity as anyone with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher.