Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese
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A sweeping new paper reveals the dramatic rise of obesity rates nationwide since 1990.

Summary

A new Lancet study reveals nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, a sharp rise from just over half in 1990.

Obesity among adults doubled to over 40%, while rates among girls and women aged 15–24 nearly tripled to 29%.

The study highlights significant health risks, including diabetes, heart disease, and shortened life expectancy, alongside projected medical costs of up to $9.1 trillion over the next decade.

Experts stress obesity’s complex causes—genetic, environmental, and social—and call for structural reforms like food subsidies, taxes on sugary drinks, and expanded treatment access.

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  • @[email protected]
    4•19 hours ago

    It’s sad on how much food is “wasted” because people eat way more than they need. But now you can eat like a pig and just get a shot to lose weight. As long as it’s not some bad big pharma vaccine and i can still eat as many nuggies as i want, fantastic.

    • @BigTrout75English
      2•4 hours ago

      I lost a bunch of weight a couple years ago. The secret was counting calories. Eating out at lunch was usually twice as many calories as I was allowed. Everywhere I went it was this way. Personally, the portion sizes didn’t look huge.