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The share of Americans medically obese is projected to rise to almost 50% by 2035 (www.latimes.com)

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On Wednesday, a new study published in JAMA by researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle projected that by 2035, nearly half of all American adults, about 126 million individuals, will be living with obesity.

The study draws on data from more than 11 million participants via the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health and Nutrition Examination and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and from the independent Gallup Daily Survey.

The projections show a striking increase in the prevalence of obesity over the past few decades in the U.S. In 1990, only 19.3% of U.S. adults were obese, according to the study. That figure more than doubled to 42.5% by 2022, and is forecast to reach 46.9% by 2035.

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[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Your understanding is the one I was taught throughout university but there is a competing vision where saturated fats aren't bad. The people who talk about the evils of seed oils tend to believe this. I haven't looked into it in a few years but there are lots of internet doctors/health influencers who can walk you through the reasoning if you are interested. I didn't find the arguments too compelling but I've also been bored of extreme diets for a bit so I may be biased.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 13 hours ago

Any evidence of Health harms from seed oils are going to be from the chemicals used in the production of those plants, not from the oils of those seeds themselves. Just throwing that out there because the cynical motherfuckers in maha will not.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Then there are those of us who embrace saturated fats (in moderation) and seed oils.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

wow. stop with this crazy talk.

next thing you know you'll tell me that eating a boring balanced diet that doesn't exceed my caloric needs is how i maintain a healthy weight. because clearly that can't be it... it has to be a secret nutritional key to unlocking weight loss.