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208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study synthesizing 132 data sources

  • Written by Marie Ng, Affiliate Associate Professor of Global Health, University of Washington
208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study synthesizing 132 data sourcesOverweight and obesity rates are rising in all age ranges across the U.S.Mohamed Rida ROKI/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Nearly half of adolescents and three-quarters of adults in the U.S. were classified as being clinically overweight or obese in 2021. The rates have more than doubled compared with 1990.

Without urgent intervention, our study...

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