U.S. Obesity Rate Stagnant
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•Obesity rates are above 20% in every U.S. state, CDC finds. 4 key takeaways from its latest report.
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CDC : More than one in five American adults in every U.S. state are obese , with rates rising in many states.
The national average obesity rate has fallen slightly, from 33.9% in 2022 to 33.6% last year .
Experts say they don't anticipate much change to the country’s obesity rates in the near future.
More than 35% of Black adults in 38 states are obese , the CDC report found.
Experts say the disparities have little to do with race or ethnicity.
Lack of green space, sidewalks and bike lanes create an “obesogenic environment,” Ard says.
“Race is just a social variable, it is not a biological variable,’ says Ard.
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