The number of obese adults in America is "alarmingly high," according to a recent report.

Trust for America’s Health, a non-partisan public health policy, research and advocacy organization, revealed that 4 in 10 American adults have obesity.

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The group’s analysis follows a CDC report last year that found that the overall rate of obesity in the U.S. is high but holding steady, affecting about 40% of the population.

It even showed that, for the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with adult obesity rates at or above 35%, decreased from 23 to 19.

While the decline is positive, "it’s too soon to call it a trend," said J. Nadine Gracia, M.D., MSCE, President and CEO of Trust for America’s Health.

The latest report analyzed data from the CDC’s 2024 Behaviora

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