Obesity rates continue to rise across the county and in Illinois.
That’s according to a new report from Trust for America’s Health, a non-partisan organization with a stated mission to promote optimal health for every person and community and to make the prevention of illness and injury a national priority.
The report found more than half of adults in every state were either overweight or had obesity in 2020, the most recent data available. Since 2000, the adult obesity rate in the United States has increased 39%.
“Obesity is a continuing health crisis in the country,” said Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, president and CEO of Trust for America’s Health. “Obesity rates actually worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. What the data show are that 16 states now have adult obesity rates at or above 35% and that’s four more states than in 2019.”
Illinois ranked in the middle of the pack, with more than 32% of adults in the state considered obese, up more than five points in the past decade. Among black adults in Illinois, that number shot up to 41%.
“You can see some gender-specific patterns,” Gracias said. “You also see gender-specific patterns across race and ethnicity. What we know is when you look at disparities, there are higher rates of obesity among women of color.”
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I couldn’t help noticing the “BHBB” tagged on your post. I assume you meant “Barrington Hills Bulletin Board” on FB.
Are you implying the author(s) could stand to shed a few (dozen) pounds? Well why stop there if that was indeed your target???
“I wanted to lose 10 pounds this year. Only 13 to go.”
“You’re fat. It’s not because it runs in the family, you’re fat because nobody runs in your family.”
“Behind every fat woman there is a beautiful woman. No seriously, you’re in the way.”
“A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight live longer than the men who mention it.”