March 2021
American Psychological Association
“... different segments of adults... report undesired weight loss or undesired weight gain since the start of the pandemic.
The data breakdown for % reporting undesired weight change is as follows:
U.S adults
18% of U.S. adults report undesired weight loss, with an average weight loss of 26 lbs. 42% of U.S. adults report undesired weight gain, with an average gain of 29 lbs.”
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