A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...

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A terrifying map released by researchers at the University of California San Francisco has revealed the country's dementia explosion and which areas are most at risk.

According to the CDC, 41.9 percent of adults and 19.7 percent of children have obesity in the U.S.—based on data from 2017 to 2020—and severe obesity affects 9.2 percent of adults.

A map shows places that Kennedy may tackle first due to high levels of obesity in those states, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). States shaded in dark orange and red indicate ...

The CDC also broke down data by education level, showing that 36.5 percent of adults without a high school degree or equivalent have obesity compared to 27.1 percent of college graduates.

"The prevalence of severe obesity in men (6.7%) was lower than in women (12.1%) overall and for each age group," the CDC found. "Among men, the prevalence was highest in those ages 40–59. Among ...

By 2020, the CDC's estimate of the adult obesity rate had climbed to 41.9%. Now the CDC estimates that 40.3% of adults are obese, looking at survey data from 2021 through 2023.