A survey of adults in the United States from 2023 found that 55 percent of respondents felt they needed to lose weight, while 12 percent felt they needed to gain weight. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who stated they felt they needed to lose or gain weight as of 2023.
Percentage of adults in the United States who stated they felt they needed to lose or gain weight as of 2023
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Morning Consult. (May 8, 2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who stated they felt they needed to lose or gain weight as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391431/us-adults-felt-need-to-lose-or-gain-weight/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of adults in the United States who stated they felt they needed to lose or gain weight as of 2023." Chart. May 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391431/us-adults-felt-need-to-lose-or-gain-weight/
Morning Consult. (2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who stated they felt they needed to lose or gain weight as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391431/us-adults-felt-need-to-lose-or-gain-weight/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Stated They Felt They Needed to Lose or Gain Weight as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391431/us-adults-felt-need-to-lose-or-gain-weight/
Morning Consult, Percentage of adults in the United States who stated they felt they needed to lose or gain weight as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391431/us-adults-felt-need-to-lose-or-gain-weight/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the United States who stated they felt they needed to lose or gain weight as of 2023 [Graph], Morning Consult, May 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391431/us-adults-felt-need-to-lose-or-gain-weight/