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Obesity prevalence in the U.S. "remains high," according to new self-reported data released by the CDC.

By Rebecca Bream, Patch Staff | Sep 14, 2018 3:25 pm ET | Updated Sep 14, 2018 3:26 pm ET

Obesity In Illinois: New Maps Show How Common It Is

ACROSS ILLINOIS — The CDC released new maps this week showing the prevalence of obesity in America. In 2017, seven states reported an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35 percent and the CDC said adult obesity across the country "remains high."

Adult obesity also differs by race, ethnicity and education, the CDC notes. According to the data, adults without a high school degree had the highest prevalence of obesity at 35.6 percent while college graduates had the lowest prevalence of obesity at 22.7 percent. Discussing the disparities in adult obesity based on race, the CDC said black Americans had a 39 percent prevalence of obesity, hispanics had a 32.4 percent prevalence while white Americans had the lowest obesity prevalence at 29.3 percent.

In Illinois, the obesity prevalence was between 30 percent to less than 35 percent, according to the CDC. The data shows that all states bordering Illinois had the same prevalence, except for Iowa.



Overall, all states had more than 20 percent of adults with obesity. Obesity prevalence was highest in the South and the Midwest and lowest in the Northeast and the West. Colorado and Hawaii were the only two states with the lowest obesity prevalence of between 20 to less than 25 percent. D.C. also had the same prevalence.

The data comes from an ongoing telephone survey conducted by the CDC and state health officials. The CDC also says the adult obesity data is self-reported.

Hello? Do you consider yourself to be overweight, fat, really fat, spilling out of your zip-code fat?

Do you agree that you need to follow Rodney Dangerfield's 'tactic'?

"I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people."

"Adults with obesity are at an increased risk for many serious health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, poorer mental health, and more," the CDC says. "Children with obesity are more likely to become adults with obesity. Obesity costs the United States health care system over $147 billion a year. In addition, research has shown that obesity affects work productivity and military readiness."

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/s0912...eport.html

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