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The researchers used CDC data to analyze more than 33,000 deaths from obesity-related cancers between 1999 and 2020.

At least 35 percent of residents had obesity in 16 states in 2020, up from nine states in 2018, according to the CDC's 2020 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps.

Here are five key findings. 1. All 50 states had an obesity rate above 20 percent for 2016. 2. Obesity estimates per state ranged from 22.3 percent in Colorado to 37.7 percent in West Virginia. 3.

For the report, CDC researcher analyzed data on cancer incidence compiled from 2005 through 2014. Here are three report findings 1. Fifty-five percent of cancer cases in women and 24 percent of ...