For those aged 20 years and older, the prevalence of obesity increased from 22.9 to 40.3% from 1988-1994 to August 2021-August 2023. HealthDay News — The prevalence of obesity and severe obesity ...
The trend: Obesity rates among US adults are declining after years of increases. The caveat: While adult obesity declined, obesity rates climbed to 21.1% for children and teens ages 2-19 in 2023, up ...
Twenty-one states had adult obesity rates at or above 35% in 2025, according to a new report from Trust for America’s Health, or TFAH.The new estimate represents an increase from 19 states in 2024 and ...
U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two new reports published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...
An estimated 36.2% of Michigan adults were obese in 2024, marking the state’s highest rate in more than a decade. U.S. prevalence of obesity was highest in the Midwest region. Michigan found itself ...
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 ...