Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic
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Obesity rates are still on the rise in the US. Researchers think the pandemic only made things worse
There's more evidence that the pandemic has contributed to another public health crisis — an increase in the obesity rate.New federal data shows that 16 states have adult obesity rates of 35% or higher. That's an increase from 12 states in 2019 and just nine states in 2018.The problem has exploded over the last two decades. In 2000, no state had an adult obesity rate of 25%. Today, there are only a handful of areas where the obesity rate is curr…
·Denver, United States
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