The figures, initially from the 2023 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps but updated on September ... Dr. Karen Hacker, director of the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health ...

"In the United States, the prevalence of obesity in adults ... rates The new figures come just a week after the CDC released its state map of obesity rates around the country, based on results ...

The latest CDC Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps also analyze obesity rates by race and ethnicity. Guam’s non-Hispanic white adults’ obesity rate, 25.5%, is relatively lower than the number of ...

On Sept. 19, the CDC released the 2023 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps, which showed that Nevada’s adult obesity prevalence for 2023 is 30.8%, a decrease from 2022 when it was 33.5%. According to ...

The map shows states that Kennedy may target first as part of his initiative, due to the high levels of obesity prevalence in these areas, as reported by the CDC. It shows the proportion of adults ...

Mississippi has been crowned the unhealthiest state in the U.S., according to data collected on national rates of obesity ... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Diabetes ...

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) today responded to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) newest data on obesity prevalence in the ...

The below map shows data for 2023 Twenty-three states had obesity rates over ... Dr Karen Hacker, director of the CDC's Natinal Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ...

Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed reported severe obesity, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... leads a CDC team focused on population health. Color-coded U.S. maps tracking ...

"This understanding is fundamental to developing effective strategies for obesity prevention ... action-coalition-oac-responds-to-new-cdc-obesity-maps-calls-for-expanded-access-to-care ...