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Childhood obesity affects 1 in 5 children in the United States.
Source: CDC20%
Less than 20% of reported COVID-19 cases in the United States are in children under age 18.
Source: CDCLong COVID can be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Source: HHS
More than 1 million people in the U.S. have lymphedema.
Source: NHLBI73%
In an NIH study of more than 8,000 women, 73% gained more than the recommended amount of weight.
Source: NICHD400K
An estimated 400,000 Americans are currently living with MS.
Source: NINDS1/3
During parts of the pandemic, more than a third of American adults reported having symptoms of anxiety.
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In 2020, 1 in 5 adults experienced a mental illness, but less than half of them received treatment for it.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration7K
There are about 7,000 known rare diseases, but only a few have treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Source: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.