Turning the Corner
Have we finally started winning the war on obesity?
The graph below shows a remarkable trend: After decades of steadily climbing, obesity rates in the U.S. have finally started to fall - presumably in large part due to new “miracle” weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.
The graph comes from a recent study of over 100 million U.S. adults who visited outpatient clinics between 2010 and 2024. While obesity rates rose by more than 13% by 2020, they largely held steady after that. Meanwhile, severe obesity peaked in 2021, and dropped from that point on.
Whether this marks a genuine turning point or just a temporary lull remains to be seen. But for now, it’s a rare glimmer of good news in the long war against the growing waistline.
You can read the article here.
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