> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# 35.7% of U.S. adults were obese in 2010
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/obesity_0504121007/
- Published: 2012-05-04T23:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:15:13.000Z
- Description: A CDC report using measured heights and weights from the 2009-2010 NHANES found 35.7 percent of U.S. adults and almost 17 percent of youth were obese, unchanged from 2007-2008. Rates did not differ between men and women, and adults 60 and over were more likely to be obese than younger ones.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Disease, Health News, #vivvo-import

Researchers of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Jan 2012 issued a report on obesity prevailance in the United States.

Prevalence of Obesity in the United States, 2009–2010

Cynthia L. Ogden, Ph.D.; Margaret D. Carroll, M.S.P.H.; Brian K. Kit, M.D., M.P.H.; and Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.D.

Abstract

Obesity increases the risk of a number of health conditions including hypertension, adverse lipid concentrations, and type 2 diabetes (1). The 

prevalence of obesity in the United States increased during the last decades of the 20th century (2,3). More recently there appears to have been a slowing of the rate of increase or even a leveling off (4,5). Given the health risks of obesity and its high prevalence, it is important to continue to track the prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults and children. This report presents the most recent national estimates of obesity in the United States based on measured weight and height.

Keywords: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey • adults • children 

In 2009–2010, 35.7% of U.S. adults were obese.

Key findings

Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010

• More than one-third of adults and almost 17% of youth were obese in 2009–2010.

• There was no change in the prevalence of obesity among adults or children from 2007–2008 to 2009–2010.

• Obesity prevalence did not differ between men and women.

• Adults aged 60 and over were more likely to be obese than younger adults.