73% of US adults were overweight or obese (31%, 42%) - 2018
US NIH
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017-2018
Adults
Nearly 1 in 3 (30.7%) are overweight
More than 2 in 5 (42.4%) have obesity or severe obesity: BMI >30) both = 73%
About 1 in 11 (9.2%) have only severe obesity (BMI >40)
Children and adolescents (age 2-19)
About 1 in 6 (16.1%) are overweight
Almost 1 in 5 (19.3%) have obesity or severe obesity
About 1 in 16 (6.1%) have only severe obesity
Note: Unable to quickly find US data on increased overweight or obesity following COVID era
Note: Mexican adults and children are even more overweight or obese than US
]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ObesityinMexico|Wikipedia]
- "As of 2012, diabetes - associated with obesity - was the largest single killer of Mexicans.[15]
As of 2016, it was responsible for over 100,000 premature deaths in the country.[16]"
VitaminDWiki – Overview Obesity and Vitamin D contains:
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VitaminDWiki – Obesity is associated with low Vitamin D (and treated by D as well) – Aug 2019:
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