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)

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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

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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/Obesity_in_Mexico|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:

See also: Weight loss and Vitamin D - many studies   Child Obesity and Vitamin D - many studies   Obesity, Virus, and Vitamin D - many studies
Obese need more Vitamin D
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  • Normal weight     Obese     (50 ng = 125 nanomole)

Click here for 2014 study

It includes the following images
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VitaminDWiki – Obesity is associated with low Vitamin D (and treated by D as well) – Aug 2019:

Fast weight loss by Obese Adults: Summary of the data as of Sept 2019
1) 50,000 IU Vitamin D weekly for at least 6 months
   If gut problems, should use a gut-friendly form of vitamin D
2) Add calorie restriction diet and light exercise after ~2 months*
   * Vitamin D levels must be above 30ng/ml to help with weight loss
   * Start losing weight 2 months sooner if take a 50,000 IU daily for a week
3) More weight loss if also add Magnesium or cofactors
   30% Improved Vitamin D response with Magnesium - a Vitamin D Cofactor
   Note: Magnesium reduces weight loss by itself as well
   20% improved vitamin D response if also add Omega-3 a Vitamin D Cofactor
  Note: Omega-3 reduces weight loss by itself as well
4) More weight loss if also improve activation of Vitamin D Receptor
   Vitamin D Receptor activator: 0-30% improved Vitamin D response
   Obesity 1.5 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis Nov 2019
Update Dec 2019 - Dr. Greger plant-based eating (not diet) for both weight loss and health.
  His book does not mention Vitamin D nor Adenovirus


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