High prevalence of obesity unchanged in the U_S_
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People who live with the health complications of obesity can save money on medical treatments by shopping at a Canadian internet pharmacy. National efforts to curb the prevalence of obesity, such as First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign, are trying to reduce the rates of conditions associated with weight problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. However, two new studies suggests that little has changed during the last decade.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed data collected by the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, comparing information on adults and children to data gathered between 1999 to 2008.
After adjusting for age, results showed that about 36 percent of both men and women were obese. Only men had significant increases in prevalence during the two time periods, but for all adults, the most recent two years did not differ much from the preceding six years.
Other results showed that about 17 percent of individuals aged 2 to 19 were considered obese. There was also a significant increase in prevalence among males, but not females, between 1999-2000 and 2009-2010.
Rates of obesity tended to be higher among African Americans as well as Hispanic and Mexican Americans.
Both studies are published in JAMA.
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