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Sorry for the nitpick, but that 65% number looked very high, so I checked and it is more like 40% according to what I found [1]. [1] https://www.who.int/news-r
by sebtron 3y ago
Sorry for the nitpick, but that 65% number looked very high, so I checked and it is more like 40% according to what I found [1].
[1] https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and...
- atdrummond 3y agoLikely difference between international and U.S. numbers.
- greenhexagon 3y agoOP said "65% of men are obese or overweight" but your source is only obese. CDC says 73.6% of adults are overweight or obese (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm)
- sebtron 3y agoNo, my source says overweight (which includes obese). Your source is for the US only.