This map, created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows that every state in the United States has an ...

The data is age-adjusted to account for differences in states’ differing age distributions. The obesity rate metric is one of many that factor into the overall Best States rankings. See the Best ...

Around two-fifths of U.S. adults in recent years lived with obesity, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Separate data from the agency shows 37 states in 2023 ...

Alabama is a state where both conditions are common, being a part of both the “obesity and stone belts” of the United States. Thus, this research has definite public health relevance and significance, ...

Obesity affects over a billion people worldwide and remains a looming public health concern. In the United States, nearly 1 in 10 adults experience severe obesity, a statistic that has risen ...