Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2008

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Authors

Katherine M. Flegal · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

In 2007-2008, the prevalence of obesity was 32.2% among adult men and 35.5% among adult women. The increases in the prevalence of obesity previously observed do not appear to be continuing at the same rate over the past 10 years, particularly for women and possibly for men.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Nutritional Studies and Diet Health and Lifestyle Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 303, Issue 3, pp. 235-235

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.2014

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