In 2023, a survey of adults in the United States showed that 29 percent of self-described obese adults believed that obesity is very strongly linked to health-outcomes. A larger share of respondents among those who self-described to be overweight or with a healthy weight believed that obesity is very strongly linked to health-outcomes, reaching 36 and 39 percent, respectively. This statistic depicts the distribution of U.S. adults' perceptions regarding how strongly linked obesity is to health outcomes as of 2023, by self-described body type
Distribution of U.S. adults' perceptions regarding how strongly linked obesity is to health outcomes as of 2023, by self-described body type
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YouGov. (April 13, 2023). Distribution of U.S. adults' perceptions regarding how strongly linked obesity is to health outcomes as of 2023, by self-described body type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451684/share-of-us-adult-perceptions-between-obesity-and-health-outcomes-by-body-type/
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YouGov. (2023). Distribution of U.S. adults' perceptions regarding how strongly linked obesity is to health outcomes as of 2023, by self-described body type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451684/share-of-us-adult-perceptions-between-obesity-and-health-outcomes-by-body-type/
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Distribution of U.S. adults' perceptions regarding how strongly linked obesity is to health outcomes as of 2023, by self-described body type [Graph], YouGov, April 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451684/share-of-us-adult-perceptions-between-obesity-and-health-outcomes-by-body-type/