{"id":23033,"date":"2020-09-19T05:38:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T05:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=23033"},"modified":"2020-09-19T05:38:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T05:38:01","slug":"rising-obesity-levels-put-americans-at-risk-during-pandemic-cdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=23033","title":{"rendered":"Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"News_list_rdr art\">\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<h3>Latest Diet &amp; Weight Management News<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Picture: Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC\" class=\"healthday_image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.healthday.com\/Images\/icimages\/59119.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n<p>Adult <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/obesity_weight_loss\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">obesity<\/a> in the United States continues to rise, and being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/obesity_weight_loss\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">obese<\/a> increases the risk of severe illness in people with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">COVID-19<\/a>, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/prevention\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">Prevention<\/a> warns.<\/p>\n<p>Agency data also show that racial and ethnic disparities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/obesity_weight_loss\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">obesity<\/a> rates persist.<\/p>\n<p>New CDC maps for 2019 put adult obesity rates in 12 states at or above 35%: Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s up from six states in 2017 and nine states in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Combined data from 2017-2019 show significant racial and ethnic differences in adult obesity rates.<\/p>\n<p>Obesity rates were 35% or higher among Black people in 34 states and the District of Columbia; among Hispanics in 15 states, and among white adults in six states.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the maps, the CDC released a summary statement on obesity and race and ethnicity as related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_sars\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">SARS<\/a>-CoV-2 infection.<\/p>\n<p>It said obesity worsens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"slide\">COVID-19<\/a> outcomes, increasing the risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death, and that obesity disproportionately affects some minority groups who are also at increased risk for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_2019-ncov_symptoms_and_signs\/symptoms.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sym\">COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These disparities underscore the need to remove barriers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/healthy_living\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">healthy living<\/a> and ensure that communities support a healthy, active lifestyle for all,&#8221; the CDC said in an agency news release. While major changes can take time, small steps now can help during the pandemic, it added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being active and eating a healthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/diet_plans_and_programs\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sub\">diet<\/a> can support optimal immune function and help prevent or manage chronic diseases that worsen outcomes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">COVID-19<\/a>,&#8221; the CDC said. &#8220;These actions, as well as getting enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/sleep\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">sleep<\/a> and finding healthy ways to cope with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/stress\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">stress<\/a> can help with weight maintenance and improve overall health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Robert Preidt<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. 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