Tag Archives: Obesity

New CDC Data Shows US Adults Still Struggling with Obesity – Media Advisory January 27th, 2024Romeo Getty

New CDC Data Shows US Adults Still Struggling with Obesity – Media Advisory

January 27, 2024News & Updatesadults, Advisory, Data, Media, Obesity, Shows, Still, StrugglingRomeo Getty

The 2016 maps show that the proportion of adults with obesity in the United States remains high.

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 December 19th, 2023William Heaton

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

December 19, 2023News & UpdatesAdvisory, Associated, Cancer, declining, Media, Obesity, Overall, Overweight, Rate, Rates, Report, Rise, Signs, Telebriefing, VitalWilliam Heaton

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.

Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States – Press Release December 17th, 2023Cathy Ramos

Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States – Press Release

December 17, 2023News & UpdatesAssociated, Cancers, diagnosed, Obesity, Overweight, Percent, Press, Release, States, UnitedCathy Ramos

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

Cancer and Obesity – Digital Press Kit December 17th, 2023Walter Stone

Cancer and Obesity – Digital Press Kit

December 17, 2023News & UpdatesCancer, Digital, Obesity, PressWalter Stone

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.

Vital Signs: Teleconference on Obesity and Cancer – Transcript December 15th, 2023Romeo Paolucci

Vital Signs: Teleconference on Obesity and Cancer – Transcript

December 15, 2023News & UpdatesCancer, Obesity, Signs, Teleconference, Transcript, VitalRomeo Paolucci

Transcript of teleconference

Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High; Support for Prevention and Treatment Needed October 7th, 2023Ashley Schick

Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High; Support for Prevention and Treatment Needed

October 7, 2023News & Updatesadult, high, Needed, Obesity, Prevalence, Prevention, Remains, Support, TreatmentAshley Schick

New population data from 2022 show 22 states have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, compared to 19 states in 2021, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

CDC: More obesity in U.S. rural counties than in urban counties May 4th, 2023Joshua Ramsey

CDC: More obesity in U.S. rural counties than in urban counties

May 4, 2023News & UpdatesCounties, More, Obesity, Rural, Than, U.S., urbanJoshua Ramsey

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.

Seven states now report obesity at or above 35 percent February 1st, 2023Walter Ponce

Seven states now report obesity at or above 35 percent

February 1, 2023News & Updatesabove, Obesity, Percent, Report, Seven, StatesWalter Ponce

CDC today released new data on self-reported adult obesity prevalence for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director of CDC's NCCDPHP, on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity January 6th, 2023Leo Holland

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director of CDC's NCCDPHP, on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity

January 6, 2023News & Updatesadolescents, CDC&#039s, Charts, children, Director, extended, from, Growth, Hacker, Karen, NCCDPHP, Obesity, severe, StatementLeo Holland

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity

Number of States with High Rates of Adult Obesity More Than Doubles September 30th, 2022Amanda Kozak

Number of States with High Rates of Adult Obesity More Than Doubles

September 30, 2022News & Updatesadult, Doubles, high, More, number, Obesity, Rates, States, ThanAmanda Kozak

Nineteen states and two territories have at least 35% of residents with adult obesity – more than doubling the number of states with a high obesity prevalence since 2018 – according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).