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US obesity mapped: Three states where almost half the population is obese exposed
This map, created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows that every state in the United States has an ...
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Obesity Crisis in the Finger Lakes: Health, Economic, and Social Impacts
The economic burden of obesity is also significant. In the Finger Lakes, excess medical spending due to obesity is estimated ...
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The obesity rate in America keeps on growing and is expected to get even bigger
A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick ...
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A bold experiment: Let’s bribe West Virginia to reduce its obesity rate
Under the proposal, if West Virginia can reduce its obesity rate to under 25% (the rate in Colorado and Hawaii, our leanest ...
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Severe obesity is on the rise in the US
The new report follows the release earlier this month of data from U.S. states and territories that showed that in 2023, the rate of obesity ranged widely by place, from a high of more than 41% of ...
Fact-Checking Kennedy’s Health Claims in His Confirmation Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made a number of disputed claims.
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Comprehensive obesity care in Colorado will save state money, advance health equity | OPINION
Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado state legislature have the opportunity this year to pass a law to help our sickest and most ...
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Obesity rate drops in the U.S., healthcare experts point to GLP-1 medications as the cause
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates have dropped in the United States. A recent study by the CDC showed that from 2021 to 2023, those rates dropped from 41.9% ...