Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first time in over a decade: Study

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9. Thanks much for the research!

I certainly remember that these weight loss drugs were a thing back in 2023
and being used by many for weight loss purposes whether approved for that use or not.

Just to check out my memory, here's a Google search for news items for Ozempic in the period 1/1/2023 to 12/31/2023.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ozempic&num=10&sca_esv=c4f44a6515336e1c&biw=1430&bih=806&sxsrf=ADLYWIJJwvGa10fsnCO2V8_yjgyMFIKysA%3A1734268234027&source=lnt&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F2023%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F2023&tbm=nws

So I remain convinced that these new used-for-weight-loss drugs has something to do with the drop in obesity from 2022 to 2023.

I also maintain that Covid was more of a factor in 2022 than in 2023, so if people were eating out less and suffering more issues in food consumption and food digestion in 2022 than in 2023,

It's definitely possible that the reduction is COVID-related (i.e., the millions who may have contracted it and lost weight from any extended more severe forms, where some of the symptoms have included loss of taste/smell AND gastrointestinal ailments, as there are ACE-2 receptors in the gastro system where the COVID virus can land, leading to diarrhea, etc)

that would be a factor for expecting a rise in obesity from 2022 to 2023 rather than what actually happened, the reverse?

I just don't think people were eating more healthily and exercising more in 2023 than in 2022.