More Americans say they are on a special diet compared with Americans about 10 years ago. That information comes from a report released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. The increased dieting comes at a time when obesity levels continue to rise. The CDC report found that 17 percent of Americans said they were on diets in 2017-2018, up from 14 percent about 10 years earlier. Over the same period, obesity levels increased in the U.S. to 42 percent, up from 34 percent. Dana Hunnes is a professor of public health and nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles. Hunnes said that the number of Americans who said that they are on a diet is lower than expected. This is because diet-related diseases are very common in the country. The report noted that about half of American adults have diet-related health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease. Overall, more women reported being on a diet than men. The heavier and more educated people were, the more likely they were to report being on a special diet, the study found.
Title: More Americans on Special Diets for Health Reasons
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data-end-time='29292'>The increased dieting comes at a time when obesity levels continue to rise.</span> <span data-start-time='29292' data-end-time='45854'> The CDC report found that 17 percent of Americans said they were on diets in 2017-2018, up from 14 percent about 10 years earlier.</span> <span data-start-time='45854' data-end-time='56917'>Over the same period, obesity levels increased in the U.S. to 42 percent, up from 34 percent.</span> <span data-start-time='56917' data-end-time='66354'>Dana Hunnes is a professor of public health and nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles.</span> <span data-start-time='66354' data-end-time='75021'>Hunnes said that the number of Americans who said that they are on a diet is lower than expected.</span> <span data-start-time='75021' data-end-time='81167'> This is because diet-related diseases are very common in the country.</span> <span data-start-time='81167' data-end-time='91917'>The report noted that about half of American adults have diet-related health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease.</span> <span data-start-time='91917' data-end-time='97792'>Overall, more women reported being on a diet than men.</span> <span data-start-time='97792' data-end-time='107542'>The heavier and more educated people were, the more likely they were to report being on a special diet, the study found.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4656/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' 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