American adults continue to gain weight, but fewer are attempting to lose it, according to a new analysis of survey data. At the same time, the percentage of overweight and obese people trying to lose weight dropped from 56 percent in 1988-1994 to 49 percent in 2009-2014. A study published in The Lancet in March of 2016 found obese people in the world now outnumber the undernourished. Overweight and obese participants grew from 53 percent of respondents in the period 1988-1994 to 66 percent in 2009-2014. This is further evidence that obesity continues its stubborn rise in the United States, which is one of the most overweight countries in the world.
Over that same period, the proportion of heavy adults trying to lose weight dropped from 56 percent to 49 percent. Among other things, the survey asked overweight and obese adults if they had tried to lose weight during the past 12 months. That's because despite the challenges, millions of Americans are still trying to lose weight. "This might be explained, at least partially, by increasing evidence that adults who are overweight may live as long as and sometimes even longer than normal weight adults," Zhang said. The decline in weight-loss efforts occurred mostly among adults who were overweight but not yet obese, Zhang added.
collected by :Lucy William
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