Obesity increasing in U.S. adults, CDC report finds

Obesity, a risk factor for severe effects of COVID-19, continues to become more common, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Twelve states now have a self-reported adult obesity prevalence of 35% or more, up from nine states in 2018 and six in 2017.

Those 12 states are Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Pennsylvania's adult obesity prevalence was 33%, and New Jersey did not have enough data for an estimate.

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