CDC: Obesity Continues To Rise In U.S.
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The obesity rate in America continues to climb, according to a recent CDC report.
The obesity rate in America continues to climb, reports CNN.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recently posted an early release of its National Health Interview Survey for 2015.
The report finds that obesity in American adults aged 20 and over increased from an estimated 29.9 percent in 2014 to 30.4 percent in 2015.
Though this is considered a marginal difference from the prior year, the same statistic was just 19.4% in 1997.
The age groups most affected for both men and women were those 40 to 59--at 34.6 percent--the
The obesity rate in America continues to climb, reports CNN.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recently posted an early release of its National Health Interview Survey for 2015.
The report finds that obesity in American adults aged 20 and over increased from an estimated 29.9 percent in 2014 to 30.4 percent in 2015.
Though this is considered a marginal difference from the prior year, the same statistic was just 19.4% in 1997.
The age groups most affected for both men and women were those 40 to 59--at 34.6 percent--the