Approximately 75% of Americans are obese or overweight: Study

Published November 15, 2024 5:38pm ET



Nearly 75% of adults living in the United States are obese or overweight since 2021, according to a new study published by the Lancet.

“I would consider it an epidemic,” Marie Ng, an affiliate associate professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine and co-author of the new paper, told the New York Times.

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