An overwhelming majority of the cities with the highest number of overweight people in the U.S. are located in the South, according to recent research from personal finance company WalletHub. The growing rate of obesity in the U.S. is an issue that worries both medical and financial experts, as a higher number of obese and overweight U.S. adults means that the cost of obesity-related medical treatment is likely to climb.
An overwhelming majority of the cities with the highest number of overweight people in the U.S. are located in the South , according to recent research from personal finance company WalletHub. Three Tennessee cities—Knoxville, Memphis and Chattanooga—and three Louisiana cities—Shreveport, Lafayette and Baton Rouge—were among the top 10 most obese cities in the country, but the top spot went to a Texas city: McAllen. The growing rate of obesity in the U.S.
is an issue that worries both medical and financial experts, as a higher number of obese and overweight U.S. adults means that the cost of obesity-related medical treatment is likely to climb. The latest data shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the U.S. obesity rate rose from 30.5 percent to 41.9 percent between 1999-2000 and 2017-2020. During the same period, the rate of individuals with severe obesity grew from 4.7 percent to 9.2 percent
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