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New CDC population data from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%.
Original title: “New CDC Data Show Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High”
Adults living in non-metropolitan (rural) counties are still more likely to be obese than adults in metro (urban) counties, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report in today's MMWR.
Original title: “CDC: More obesity in U.S. rural counties than in urban counties”
Transcript of teleconference
Original title: “Vital Signs: Teleconference on Obesity and Cancer - Transcript”
Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of 13 types of cancer. These cancers account for about 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the United States in 2014.
Original title: “Cancer and Obesity - Digital Press Kit”
Overweight and obesity are associated with at least 13 different types of cancer. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, cancers associated with overweight and obesity accounted for 40 percent of cancers diagnosed in the U.S. in 2014. About 2 in 3 of these cancers are in adults 50- to 74-years-old.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Why is the overall cancer rate declining, while cancer rates associated with overweight and obesity are on the rise? - Media Advisory”
The 2016 maps show that the proportion of adults with obesity in the United States remains high.
Original title: “New CDC Data Shows US Adults Still Struggling with Obesity - Media Advisory”
Obesity among low-income children (ages 2-4 years) enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) decreased from 15.9 percent in 2010 to 14.5 percent in 2014.
Original title: “CDC Reports Improvement in Childhood Obesity among Young Children Enrolled in WIC - Media Statement”
Obesity among low-income children (aged 2-4 years) enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) decreased from 15.9 percent in 2010 to 14.5 percent in 2014.
Original title: “CDC Reports Improvement in Childhood Obesity among Young Children Enrolled in WIC - Press Release”
CDC today released 2015 state- and territory-specific data on adult obesity prevalence using self-reported information from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
Original title: “New Obesity Maps Show US Adults Still Struggle with Obesity - Media Advisory”
The latest CDC maps detailing the prevalence of adult obesity in the United States based on 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) state and territory-specific data are now available.
Original title: “2014 CDC Maps now available detailing adult obesity prevalence in the US - Media Advisory”
A study released today shows that benefits of a school-and community-based childhood obesity intervention program can spill over to parents, decreasing parents' body mass index (BMI).
Original title: “School-Based Obesity-Prevention Program Helps to Decrease Parents' BMI - Media Advisory”
The latest CDC map detailing the prevalence of obesity for all U.S. states based on 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data is now available at www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence-maps.html. Three additional maps demonstrate obesity prevalence by race/ethnicity for each state.
Original title: “New CDC state obesity map now available - Media Advisory”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $19.5 million to 26 academic institutions in 25 states to study how people and their communities can avoid or counter the risks for chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, obesity, and cancer.
Original title: “CDC awards $19.5 million to Prevention Research Centers nationwide - Press Release”
The latest CDC obesity data, published in the February 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, show a significant decline in obesity among children aged 2 to 5 years. Obesity prevalence for this age group went from nearly 14 percent in 2003-2004 to just over 8 percent in 2011-2012 - a decline of 43 percent - based on CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data.
Original title: “New CDC data show encouraging development in obesity rates among 2 to 5 year olds - Press Release”
Nineteen states and territories reported decreases in obesity among low-income preschoolers. Twenty states and Puerto Rico held steady at their current rate, and obesity increased slightly in three states.
Original title: “Obesity Declines Among Low-Income Preschoolers - Digital Press Kit”
After decades of rising rates, obesity among low-income preschoolers declined slightly in 19 states and U.S. territories from 2008 through 2011, according to the latest Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “Obesity among low-income preschoolers declines in many states - Press Release”
After decades of rising rates, there are signs of progress in the fight against childhood obesity. CDC will discuss state-by-state obesity rates among low-income preschoolers, where progress is being made, and what can be done to continue this progress.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing on Obesity Among Low-Income Preschool-Aged Children - Transcript”
After decades of rising rates, there are signs of progress in the fight against childhood obesity. CDC will discuss state-by-state obesity rates among low-income preschoolers, where progress is being made, and what can be done to continue this progress.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Obesity among low-income preschoolers declines in many states - Media Advisory”
Six organizations and one person are recipients of the Pioneering Innovation Award for their work in advancing policies and environmental strategies to prevent and control obesity.
Original title: “CDC Recognizes Obesity Prevention and Control Initiatives with Pioneering Innovation Awards”
CDC will host a telebriefing to present findings of a study being presented at CDC's Weight of the Nation obesity conference, "Obesity and Severe Obesity Forecasts through 2030."
Original title: “Weight of the Nation Telebriefing”