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US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible help from weight loss medications

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For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why.

A new study published Friday in the journal, JAMA Health Forum, found that obesity numbers ticked down slightly from 46% in 2022 to 45.6% in 2023. While only a slight decline, this is the first drop recorded in at least a decade.

https://abc13.com/post/us-obesity-rates-drop-1st-time-decade-possible-help-weight-loss-medications/15651787/

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