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Severe obesity is rising in the US, according to new research

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The US obesity rate is about 40 per cent , according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people.

Nearly one in 10 of those surveyed reported severe obesity.

Women were nearly twice as likely to report severe obesity, a chronic disease linked to a host of health problems.

Overall obesity rate appeared to tick down compared with the 2017-2020 survey.

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English

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