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Obesity Rate Climbs in Illinois
Obesity rates continue to rise across the county and in Illinois. That’s according to a new report from Trust for America’s Health, a non-partisan organization with a stated mission to promote optimal health for every person and community and to make the prevention of illness and injury a national priority. The report found more than half of adults in every state were either overweight or obese in 2020, the most recent data available. Since 2000, the adult obesity rate in the United States has increased 39%. “Obesity is a continuing health crisis in the country,” said Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, president and CEO of Trust for America's Health. “Obesity rates actually worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. What the data show are that 16 states now have adult obesity rates at or above 35% and that's four more states than in 2019.” Illinois ranked in the middle of the pack, with more than 32% of adults in the state considered obese, up more than five points in the past decade. In Illinois, 34% of men are considered obese, ranking 15th-highest in the county, while less than 31% of women carry the same designation, ranking down at No. 30. The age group with the highest obesity rate was 45 to 64, at 37%. According to the report, Mississippi and West Virginia have the highest rates of adult obesity in the country, while Colorado has the lowest. -Source: The Center Square
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