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emmasim [6.3K]
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What percentage of adult americans are overweight or obese?

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-Dominant- [34]3 years ago
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More than one-third (35.7 percent) of adults are considered to be obese. More than 1 in 20 (6.3 percent) have extreme obesity. Almost 3 in 4 men (74 percent) are considered to be overweight or obese. The prevalence of obesity is similar for both men and women (about 36 percent

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