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National Center for Biotechnology Information. Food. Obesity and Overweight for Professionals: Data and Statistics: Adult Obesity - DNPAO - CDC. More than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults are obese.

Obesity and Overweight for Professionals: Data and Statistics: Adult Obesity - DNPAO - CDC

[Read abstract Journal of American Medicine (JAMA)] Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death. [Read guidelines] The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion in 2008 U.S. dollars; the medical costs for people who are obese were $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.

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