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		xxpor on Jan 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Covid-19 is more deadly in people with obesity... Aren't nearly 77% of americans generally overweight or obese?

runamok on Jan 24, 2021 [–]

Not quite, but close.

https://www.healthline.com/health/obesity-facts

In the United States, 36.5 percentTrusted Source of adults are obese. Another 32.5 percent of American adults are overweight.

ketamine__ on Feb 5, 2021 | [–]

> Percent of adults aged 20 and over with obesity: 42.5% (2017-2018)

> Percent of adults aged 20 and over with overweight, including obesity: 73.6% (2017-2018)

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm

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