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2024-05-28 20:57:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 455AC0EB89927B59714506114E91A18316C8DD7E38F46994C049814BC80AEBD4
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NNN - Stats comment is nitpicking/misleading. Overweight/obese statistics mentioned above account for ~71% in 2016. Rates have been steadily increasing since then. In 2017-18, rates total 73.1%, with obesity rising to 42% in 2020. Exact statistics also vary by source. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/03/21/as-obesity-rates-rise-in-the-us-and-worldwide-new-weight-loss-drugs-surge-in-popularity/ https://www.tfah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TFAH-2023-ObesityReport-FINAL.pdf https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2022/july/adult-obesity-prevalence-increased-during-the-first-year-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/
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