New Data: Adult Obesity Rates Top 35 Percent in Seven States, No State Obesity Rate Improved Significantly During the Past Year
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
As recently as 2012, no state had an adult obesity rate over 35 percent.
Key Points:
- As recently as 2012, no state had an adult obesity rate over 35 percent.
- Six states Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and South Carolina saw their adult obesity rates increase significantly between 2016 and 2017.
- Adult obesity rates are between 30 and 35 percent in 22 states and 19 states have adult obesity rates between 25 and 30 percent.
- State by State rates of obesity among adults: 1 = highest rate of obesity, 51 = lowest rate
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