According to the CDC, the percentages of overweight, obese and severely obese children aged 2-19 years in the United States have generally trended upward in recent years. However, the percentage of overweight US adults who are obese exceeds 40%, the highest ever recorded. COVID-19-related food insecurity puts more Americans at risk of becoming obese or worse. Demographic trends and people's living conditions have a major impact on their ability to maintain a healthy weight.
Policy solutions include increasing access to nutrition support programmes and creating more opportunities for people to be physically active. Childhood obesity rates are also on the rise, with the latest data showing that 19.3 per cent of US youth aged 2-19 are obese. In the mid-1970s, 5.5 per cent of young people were obese. Being overweight or obese in youth increases the risk of obesity and the associated health risks in adulthood.
In addition, children show an earlier onset of what was previously considered an adult disease, such as hypertension and high cholesterol. In general, the data show that the more a person earns, the less likely they are to become obese. People with less education are also more likely to be obese. Rural communities have higher rates of obesity and severe obesity than suburban and metropolitan areas.
Socio-economic factors, such as poverty and discrimination, have contributed to increased rates of obesity among certain racial and ethnic populations. Black adults have the highest level of adult obesity nationally at 49.6%; this rate is largely due to an adult obesity rate among black women of 56.9%. Latino adults have an obesity rate of 44.8%. White adults have an obesity rate of 42.2%.
Asian adults have an obesity rate of 17.4%. The State of Obesity Report series has been funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation. Subscribe to the Wellness and Prevention Digest Stay connected with the latest news and events in public health and TFAH.
They went up in Kansas and Kentucky. After years of rising to new heights, obesity rates in the US appear to be stabilising, according to a new report. They appear to be stabilising, according to a new report. The decline in the obesity rate in Kansas is also a break from previous trends, as until last year no state had experienced a decline in its obesity rate for at least a decade.
Last year, obesity rates declined in Minnesota, Montana, New York and Ohio. The report used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, which tracks obesity rates in each state. The obesity rate was highest in West Virginia, where 37.7 percent of the population is obese. Obesity rates also exceeded 35n in Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Colorado had the lowest obesity rate at 22.3%. Hawaii, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia also had relatively low obesity rates, between 22 and 24 per cent. Please refresh the page and try again. Live Science is part of Future US Inc, a leading international media and digital publishing group.
These dietary patterns, coupled with lower levels of physical activity, are leading to a sharp rise in childhood obesity while malnutrition problems remain unresolved. Louisiana has the highest adult obesity rate, 36%, while Colorado's rate, 20%, is the lowest. The state's Early Childhood Obesity Prevention programme is also helping to reduce obesity rates. The 13th annual report revealed that obesity rates now exceed 35 per cent in four states, are at or above 30 per cent in 25 states and are above 20 per cent in all states.
The lowest adult obesity rates are in Colorado (22.6 per cent), the District of Columbia (23.0 per cent) and Hawaii (23.8 per cent). The adult obesity rate stands at 42.4%, the first time the national rate has surpassed the 40% mark, and further evidence of the nation's obesity crisis. Obesity prevalence maps Adult obesity prevalence by state and territory using self-reported information from the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System. The report points to links between rising adult obesity rates and certain socio-economic factors, such as.
Supportive environments and communities are critical in shaping people's choices, making healthier food choices and regular physical activity the easiest option (the most accessible, available and affordable option) and thus preventing overweight and obesity. A report by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation revealed that obesity remains a major health problem in most parts of the United States. Adult obesity rates range from 13n in Eagle County (Colorado) to 48n in Macon County (Alabama). Childhood obesity is associated with an increased likelihood of obesity, premature death and disability in adulthood.
In addition, recent national data show that childhood obesity rates have stabilised at 17 over the past decade. Body mass index (BMI) is a simple weight-for-height ratio commonly used to classify overweight and obesity in adults.
