Science & Policy
Latest State Data Show Rates of Obesity Remain High
Summary: Obesity has become a problem in every state, according to data analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Key points
- Obesity has become a problem in every state, according to data analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- No state reported that less than 20 percent of adults were obese in 2010, which means that no state met the national Healthy People 2010 goal to lower obesity prevalence to 15 percent within the past decade, CDC researchers say.
Obesity has become a problem in every state, according to data analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No state reported that less than 20 percent of adults were obese in 2010, which means that no state met the national Healthy People 2010 goal to lower obesity prevalence to 15 percent within the past decade, CDC researchers say.
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