The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday.
The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that obesity nationwide has dropped from 46 percent in 2022 to 45.6 percent last year.
The researchers also discovered that obesity has declined substantially in the South, including among women older adults, ages 66 to 75.
The study was conducted with over 16.7 million adults from 2013 to 2023.
The report said that approximately 40.3 percent of adults were obese, a slight downturn compared to the previous three years.
The number of obese people in the U.S. A. For the first time in more than ten years, adults fell in 2023, a new study released on Friday found.
According to the study, which was published in the journal JAMA Health Forum, the national obesity rate decreased from 46% in 2022 to 45% last year. The researchers also found that obesity has significantly decreased in the South, especially among older adults (66–75 years old) who are women.
“In the U. The study’s author and computational epidemiologist Benjamin Rader told NBC News that while obesity was declining overall, especially in the South, this wasn’t always the case in other areas.
He continued by saying, “We also saw significant declines among Black Americans, but we saw increases in obesity among Asian Americans.”.
Between 2013 and 2023, more than 16.7 million adults participated in the study. Various age groups, races, sexes, ethnicities, and geographical areas were examined by the writers. Body mass index (BMI) numbers from people’s medical records were analyzed by the researchers.
According to experts, BMI is the best-correlated metric for analyzing body fat at the population level, even though it is not the best way to track changes in body composition.
According to the study’s findings, obesity in the United States was discovered in a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in late September. A. wasn’t growing. About 40.3% of adults were obese, according to the report, which was a slight decrease from the three years prior.
