In 2023, around 23 percent of U.S. women and 17 percent of men reported they were seriously trying to lose weight. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults that seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender.
Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender
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Gallup. (February 7, 2024). Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/?session=84d38461950ae7148004d2517a96dbb7
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender." Chart. February 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/?session=84d38461950ae7148004d2517a96dbb7
Gallup. (2024). Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/?session=84d38461950ae7148004d2517a96dbb7
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Seriously Tried to Lose Weight from 1990 to 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/?session=84d38461950ae7148004d2517a96dbb7
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/?session=84d38461950ae7148004d2517a96dbb7 (last visited July 03, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender [Graph], Gallup, February 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305174/percentage-of-us-adults-who-tried-to-lose-weight-by-gender/?session=84d38461950ae7148004d2517a96dbb7