43 A Christian Guide to Body Stewardship, Diet and Exercise Figure 3.1. Prevalence of Obesity in U.S. Adults in 2021 Similarly, weight cycling (aka yo-yo dieting or the process of repeated dieting resulting in the same few pounds being lost and then regained) is also associated with numerous negative health outcomes such as systemic inflammation, hypertension, insulin resistance, and hyperlipidemia (Montani et al., 2015; Strohacker & McFarlin, 2010). Prevalence of Obesity in the United States (U.S.) The obesity rates in the U.S. have more than doubled since 1980 and are currently among the highest of all the high-income countries in the world (Finucane et al., 2011). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) provides the following statistics regarding the prevalence of obesity in the United States:
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