Regional obesity

Adult Obesity Increased During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic

Dan This Land of Ours, USDA-ERS

If your waistline increased during the pandemic, you’re not alone. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. New data from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows that U.S. adults ages 20 and older reported a three percent higher prevalence of obesity during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and …