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More recent stats US [1] Percent of adults aged 20 and over with obesity: 41.9% (2017-March 2020) Percent of adults aged 20 and over with overweight, includin
by riquito 3y ago
More recent stats
US [1]
Percent of adults aged 20 and over with obesity: 41.9% (2017-March 2020)
Percent of adults aged 20 and over with overweight, including obesity: 73.6%
EU [2] [3]
Obese: 16%
Percent of adults aged 18 and over with overweight, including obesity: 52.7%
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm
[2] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Overweight_and_obesity_-_BMI_statistics#Obesity_in_the_EU:_gender_differences https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php...
[3] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_ehis_bm1e/default/table?lang=en https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_ehis_bm1...
- atmavatar 3y agoIt doesn't help that virtually all foods in the US have added sugar. If some day I read about vegetables and livestock being genetically engineered to increase sugar content as well, I would be completely unsurprised.