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     * Overweight & Obesity Statistics
Overweight & Obesity Statistics
   This content describes the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the
Defining Overweight and Obesity
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       obesity.
     * More than 1 in 3 adults were considered to have obesity.
     * About 1 in 13 adults were considered to have extreme obesity.
       to have obesity.
Using Body Mass Index (BMI) to Estimate Overweight and Obesity
   overweight and obesity in adults and children. BMI is defined as weight
   The tables below show BMI ranges for overweight and obesity.
   30+          Obesity (including extreme obesity)
   40+          Extreme obesity
   obesity
   At or above the 95th percentile on the CDC growth charts Obesity
   (including extreme obesity)
   Extreme obesity
Causes and Health Consequences of Overweight and Obesity
   Overweight and obesity are risk factors for many health problems such
   overweight and obesity, please visit NIDDK’’s webpages on Understanding
   Adult Overweight and Obesity.
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity
   Obesity by Sex,  2013–2014  NHANES Data
   Overweight or Obesity               70.2                73.7 66.9
   Obesity (including extreme obesity) 37.7                35   40.4
   Extreme obesity                     7.7                 5.5  9.9
       overweight or have obesity
       obesity
       obesity
     * Obesity was higher in women (about 40 percent) than men (35
     * Extreme obesity was higher in women (9.9 percent) than men (5.5
       or have obesity; and about 2 in 3 women (66.9) were considered to
       be overweight or have obesity.
   obesity broken out by non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks,
       were considered to have obesity, and about 1 in 13 (7.6 percent)
       were considered to have extreme obesity.
       considered to have obesity, and about 1 in 8 (12.4 percent) were
       considered to have extreme obesity.
       to have obesity, and about 1 in 14 (7.1 percent) were considered to
       have extreme obesity.
       considered to have obesity.
   Estimated (Age-Adjusted) Percentage of US Adults with Obesity, by Sex,
     * Obesity affected over 1 in 3 non-Hispanic black men (38 percent),
       Asian women had obesity.
       percent) were considered to have extreme obesity.
       women (9.7 percent) were considered to have extreme obesity.
   Graph showing estimated percentage of US youth with obesity, broken out
       percent) were considered to have obesity, about 1 in 17 (6 percent)
       were considered to have extreme obesity.
     * Young children ages 2 to 5 had a lower prevalence of obesity than
       young children were considered to have extreme obesity.
       were considered to have obesity, and about 1 in 23 (4.3 percent)
       were considered to have extreme obesity.
       considered to have obesity, and about 1 in 11 (9.1 percent) were
       considered to have extreme obesity.
   Estimated Percentage of US Youth with Obesity by Age Group, Sex and
     * About 1 in 16 (6.1 percent) of non-Hispanic white boys had obesity
       obesity.
       9 (11.9 percent) of non-Hispanic black girls had obesity.
       in 20 (5.1 percent) of non-Hispanic Asian girls had obesity.
       percent) of Hispanic girls had obesity.
     * About 1 in 8 (13 percent) of non-Hispanic white boys had obesity,
       obesity.
       in 5 (21.6 percent) of non-Hispanic black girls had obesity.
       in 21 (4.7 percent) of non-Hispanic Asian girls had obesity.
       percent) of Hispanic girls had obesity.
       obesity, and about 1 in 5 (20.4 percent) of non-Hispanic white
       girls had obesity.
       in 4 (24.4 percent) of non-Hispanic black girls had obesity.
       in 17 (5.7 percent) of non-Hispanic Asian girls had obesity.
       (22.8 percent) of Hispanic girls had obesity.
Trends in Overweight and Obesity among Adults and Youth in the US
   Figure showing trends in overweight, obesity, and extreme obesity among
     * The prevalence of obesity increased significantly among adult men
       obesity and extreme obesity increased significantly among women,
   Figure showing trends in obesity among US children and adolescents from
     * The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents 2 to 19
     * Among children ages 2 to 5, the prevalence of obesity increased
     * Among children ages 6 to 11, the prevalence of obesity increased
     * Among adolescents, ages 12 to 19, the prevalence of obesity
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