Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first time in over a decade: Study [View all]
Source: The Hill
12/14/24 12:13 PM ET
The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday.
The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that obesity nationwide has dropped from 46 percent in 2022 to 45.6 percent last year. The researchers also discovered that obesity has declined substantially in the South, including among women older adults, ages 66 to 75.
“In the U.S overall, obesity was on the decline, led by the South, but in some regions that weren’t the case,” computational epidemiologist Benjamin Rader and the study’s author told NBC News. “We also saw large drops among Black Americans, but we saw increases in obesity among Asian Americans,” he added.
The study was conducted with over 16.7 million adults from 2013 to 2023. The authors looked at people from different age groups, races, sexes, ethnicities and regions. The researchers examined body mass index (BMI) figures that were observed from people’s health records.
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Link to study PUBLICATION - Changes in Adult Obesity Trends in the US
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