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America's growing obesity problem mapped as nearly half of adults overweight in three states
A new interactive map ... Obesity is defined in the data as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, which means the individuals are at a high risk of health afflictions. Ault compiled the CDC's ...
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Map Shows Which States Are the Most Overweight
More From Newsweek Vault: Compare the Top Health Savings ... Review compiled its rankings of states by rates of obesity, seen here on this map created by Newsweek. In first place sits West ...
The US is now the fattest it’s ever been as obesity rates rise again, CDC says — and these are the most overweight states
The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30, and a shocking 20% of Americans meet that criteria, ...
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Severe Obesity On The Rise In The US, New CDC Data Says
“We simply can’t see down to that detailed level to prescription medication use and compare that to changes in obesity prevalence,” said Dr. Samuel Emmerich, CDC public health officer who ...
US obesity rates FALL for the first time ever, new CDC data shows
There are early signs that obesity rates may have decreased in the US for the first time. A report released Tuesday by the ...
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Obesity rate in U.S. adults no longer growing, new CDC data suggests
Around 40% of adults in the U.S. are obese, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests — marking the first time in over a decade that the nation's obesity rate has not ...