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4 SC cities have among highest obesity rates in the US, new report says. 3 are in top 15

South Carolinians love to eat, maybe a little too much. The Palmetto State has some amazing foods and restaurants that make it hard to put down the fork, and as a result, among other factors, some ...
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Report: 21 states have obesity rates at or above 35%

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 ...
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Obesity rates in the U.S. climbed to about 40% of adults and 20% of youth in 2023

More than 20 years of data show a 37% increase in obesity, 23% in abdominal obesity, and over two-fold increase in severe obesity among both adults and youth, according to authors of a new study ...
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The cities with the highest obesity rate in America, according to the CDC

The United States has the highest rate of obesity in adults in the developed world, according to the Global Obesity Observatory. The share of adults in the United States defined as obese has reached ...