Three-quarters of U.S. adults now overweight or obese: study

NAMPA / Xinhua

2024-11-15

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Nearly three quarters of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to a new study. The findings have wide-reaching implications for the nation's health and medical costs as it faces a growing burden of weight-related diseases, The New York Times reported. The study, published in The Lancet on Thursday, revealed the striking rise of obesity rates across the country since 1990, when just over half of adults......

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