Half of Americans try to lose weight: study

Nearly 40% of the US population was considered obese in 2015-2016, a figure that reaches 70% if According to US government figures

half of adults in the United States are trying to lose weight, according to a study released Thursday, with more women than women. men looking to lose a few pounds.

The National Health and Nutrition Survey, conducted from 2013 to 2016, found that 49.1% of Americans aged 20 and over had tried to lose weight in the last 12 months.

n – 56% – tried to lose weight compared to men – 42%

Almost six in 10 women aged 40 to 59 reported trying to lose weight.

Almost 40 percent of the US population was considered obese in 2015-2016, a figure that reaches 70 percent if it includes those considered overweight.

The survey found that it was not just overweight people who were looking to lose weight. 19659009] A quarter of people with normal weight or even underweight had tried to lose weight.

The study found that the most common methods of weight loss were to do less exercise and eat