This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who had ever used or tried select weight loss methods as of 2016, by obesity status. According to the data, 97 percent of those classified as obese had tried losing weight on their own through diet or exercise.
Percentage of U.S. adults that had ever used select methods to lose weight as of 2016, by obesity status
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National Opinion Research Center, & ASMBS. (October 15, 2016). Percentage of U.S. adults that had ever used select methods to lose weight as of 2016, by obesity status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/792148/weight-loss-methods-for-us-adults-by-obesity-status/
National Opinion Research Center, und ASMBS. "Percentage of U.S. adults that had ever used select methods to lose weight as of 2016, by obesity status." Chart. October 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792148/weight-loss-methods-for-us-adults-by-obesity-status/
National Opinion Research Center, ASMBS. (2016). Percentage of U.S. adults that had ever used select methods to lose weight as of 2016, by obesity status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792148/weight-loss-methods-for-us-adults-by-obesity-status/
National Opinion Research Center, and ASMBS. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Had Ever Used Select Methods to Lose Weight as of 2016, by Obesity Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792148/weight-loss-methods-for-us-adults-by-obesity-status/
National Opinion Research Center & ASMBS, Percentage of U.S. adults that had ever used select methods to lose weight as of 2016, by obesity status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792148/weight-loss-methods-for-us-adults-by-obesity-status/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that had ever used select methods to lose weight as of 2016, by obesity status [Graph], National Opinion Research Center, & ASMBS, October 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/792148/weight-loss-methods-for-us-adults-by-obesity-status/
