Here, a study called the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey has been going on since 1983.

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According to the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2009-2010, nearly 33% of adults and 17% of children are obese.

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"Compared with the nutrition survey results of 1992, the prevalence of being overweight has increased 39% and the prevalence of obesity increased 97%, " the vice minister said, as quoted in newswire reports.

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The samples were collected during an annual, nationwide survey conducted by the CDC, known as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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The researchers studied data from the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) involving 4, 548 people.

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According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2010, adults aged 60 and over were more likely to be obese than younger adults.

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Recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data found that half of the U.S. population consumes at least one sugar sweetened beverage on any given day.

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The new analysis, which appears in the June issue of the journal Pediatrics, included a nationally representative sample of 3, 383 adolescents who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a biannual survey conducted by the CDC.

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The new statistic derives from China's first comprehensive national survey on diet, nutrition and diseases, which was conducted by the Ministry of Health.

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