utah obesity
Adult Obesity in Utah. Utah now has the seventh lowest adult obesity rate in the nation, according to The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America. Utah's adult obesity rate is currently 25.7 percent, up from 17.3 percent in 2000 and from 9.0 percent in 1990.
Eighty percent of Americans recognize that. obesity is a significant and growing challenge for. the country1. In Utah, 9.7% of public elementary. school students are obese 2, 8.6% of public high. school students are obese 3, and 23.2% of adults. are obese4. Obesity rates impact both individuals and the. health care delivery system.