WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article:

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U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions

By Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo

Highlights

* Despite a slight decline in the U.S. overall obesity rate from March 2022-2023 to March 2023-2024, rural obesity rates rose 0.5 percentage points during the same time.