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Has the US reached “peak obesity”? (bigthink.com)

submitted 6 days ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/usa@midwest.social

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A CDC survey suggests America’s obesity rate may be falling.

Key Takeaways

Recent data shows a slight decline in US obesity rates, but experts caution it’s too early to declare a turning point in the obesity epidemic.

GLP-1 agonists show promise in combating obesity as trials demonstrate the drugs help people lose 10–20% of their body weight and reduce their risk of weight-related health problems.

However, the high cost and limited insurance coverage of GLP-1 agonists present significant barriers to widespread adoption, and other preventative initiatives would need to be adopted to keep obesity trends declining.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I visited there last year

Dude, don’t tell us how food availability works and is affected by socioeconomic strata in our own country when you don’t live here and clearly aren’t a specialist on the topic. If you want to actually learn something about the dynamic, look up “food deserts”.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago

I lived there for 40 years and Im a nutritionist