Recent data from surveys in the USA have shown that 37.7% of adult individuals and 17.0% of children currently have obesity, with no sign of a reduction despite federal and local obesity prevention strategies. In particular, severe obesity seems to be increasing. Obesity, therefore, remains a major public health problem that requires drastic action.
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Seidell, J., Halberstadt, J. The obesity epidemic in the USA — no end in sight?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 12, 499–500 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2016.121
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