Severe Obesity Increases in US — VOA Learning English

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Body weight continues to be a big public health issue in the United States. New government research suggests that the condition of having far too much fat stored in the body – severe obesity – has increased greatly over the past ten years.

The U.S. obesity rate is about 40 percent, says a 2021-2023 study of about 6,000 people. Almost one in 10 of those questioned reported severe obesity, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found. Women were nearly two times as likely as men to report severe obesity.

The overall obesity rate appeared to decrease in comparison to the 2017-2020 survey. But the change was not considered statistically meaningful. In other words, the numbers…

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Jonel Aleccia reported on this story for the Associated Press. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English.

Source: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/severe-obesity-increases-in-us-/7799122.html

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