In 2023, around 23 percent of U.S. women and 17 percent of men reported they were seriously trying to lose weight. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults that seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender.
Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender
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Gallup. (February 7, 2024). Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender." Chart. February 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/
Gallup. (2024). Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Seriously Tried to Lose Weight from 1990 to 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender [Graph], Gallup, February 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/
