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What percentage of adults living in the United States are considered either overweight or obese?
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The latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, performed in 2009, concluded that 63.1% of the adults living in the Unites States were either overweight or obese in 2009. More specifically, the study concluded that 26.5% of Americans are considered obese (a BMI value of 30 or greater) while 36.6% of Americans are considered overweight (a BMI value between 25.0 and 29.9).
An individual with a BMI value of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered to be within the healthy weight range. The study was performed using a sample size of 673,000 Americans.
- 22.9%(8.9%)
- 32.7%(42.2%)
- 45.6%(20%)
- 63.1%(17.8%)
- 72.8%(11.1%)
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