New data show U.S. adult obesity prevalence remains high


NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least one in five adults in each U.S. state is living with obesity, according to new data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday.

The population data from 2023 show that more than one in three adults, about 35 percent, has obesity in 23 U.S. states. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35 percent, according to CDC.

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