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Obesity in the US Fast Facts Here’s a look at obesity in the United States. A person is considered to be obese when he or she reaches a particular body mass index (BMI). Adults with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight, while adults with a BMI of 30 or more are considered obese. The annual medical costs for obesity in the United States is $147 billion annually (in 2008 dollars), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The groups with the highest rate of obesity are non-Hispanic blacks (49.6%), Hispanics (44.8%), and non-Hispanic whites (42.2%). In 2019, no stat...

Eating 2 fruits and 3 vegetables per day is the right mix for longevity: Harvard study CNBC 3/1/2021 © Provided by CNBC Eating the right "mix" of fruits and vegetables could help you live longer, according to a new study. Released by the American Health Association on Monday and conducted by researchers at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, the new study found that eating two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables is associated with lower mortality rates. Eating more than that was not associated with additional benefits, the study said. "This amount likely offers the ...