The obesity epidemic in the United States represents a critical public health issue that has
the potential to incur major healthcare costs because of the substantial risks associated with …

PREVIEW Obesity has become increasingly prevalent in westernized countries, and in the
United States it has reached epidemic proportions. The risks linked to obesity—such as …

Obesity is a complex, chronic medical condition with a major negative impact on human
health. 1 Over the last 30 years, there has been an exponential growth in the prevalence of …

Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States and in other developed and
developing countries. The prevalence of obesity is increasing not only in adults, but …

The barriers to the evaluation and treatment of obesity by health‐care providers include a
lack of awareness of obesity as an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality and …

Obesity is the most common nutrition disorder in the United States and other developed
countries today (17, 29). Clinical observations have long suggested a connection between …

OBESITY HAS BECOME PANDEMIC IN THE UNITED States. Currently, 2 in 3 US adults are
classi-fied as overweight or obese, compared with fewer than 1 in 4 in the early 1960s. 1, 2 …

Obesity Prevalence in the United States — Up, Down, or Sideways? | New England Journal of
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Obesity is the next major epidemiologic challenge facing today's doctors, with the annual
allocation of healthcare resources for the disease and related comorbidities projected to …

In the United States, 2 of 3 adults currently are overweight or obese. 1 The prevalence of
obesity has not changed in recent years, but it is still 3 times greater than in 1980. During the …