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A report compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found that between August 2021 and August 2023, the rate of obesity among the nation’s adults was approximately 40.3%.

"The prevalence of severe obesity in men (6.7%) was lower than in women (12.1%) overall and for each age group," the CDC found. "Among men, the prevalence was highest in those ages 40–59. Among ...

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.

The 2023 Adult Obesity Prevalence Map for the United States. CDC Last year, the Mountain State was found to be the unhealthiest state due to a combination of worrying rates of air pollution ...

Americans are fatter than ever, new CDC data shows. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35 percent - but in 2023, 23 states hit that alarming threshold. Overall, one ...