More States are Reporting Adult Obesity Rates Over 35%

 

September 27, 2022
Fox 13 News

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Across the country, more adults are living with obesity than ten years ago. A new report from Trust for America’s Health, a non-partisan health policy advocacy organization, shows that 19 states have adult obesity rates over 35 percent. This rate is up significantly from a decade ago when every single state had rates below that level.

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