33% of U.S. men obese in 2005-2006 vs 31% in 2003-2004; for U.S. women, 35% vs 33%

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"More than one-third of U.S. adults -– over 72 million people -- were obese in 2005-2006" according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "This includes 33.3 percent of men and 35.3 percent of women. The figures show no statistically significant change from 2003-2004, when 31.1 percent of men were obese and 33.2 percent of women were obese," the press release reports.

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Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Mcdowell MA, Flegal KM. New CDC study finds no increase in obesity among adults; but levels still high. 2007 Nov 28, http://www.cdc.gov:published on-line.

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