Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity U.S. Adults, Age 20-74 Years*

% Overweight 32 33 34

(BMI 25.0-29.9)

% Obese 15 23 27

(BMI > 30.0)

*Age-adjusted by the direct method to the year 2000 U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates using the age groups 20-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, and 65-74 years.

NHANES II NHANES III NHANES 1976-80 1988-94 1999 n = 1,446 n=11,207 n=14,468

% Overweight

or Obese 47 56 61

(BMI > 25.0)

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