Online weight loss medication in Illinois

Adults in Illinois can start an online weight-loss evaluation without going to an office. Whether you live in a metro such as Chicago, Aurora, or Naperville or in a smaller town, a licensed provider reviews your intake online and decides whether a GLP-1 medication is appropriate. In Illinois, the first review is online.

America's Health Rankings reports adult obesity in Illinois at 34.2%, 24th of 49 states (1st is lowest). Illinois's adult obesity rate was 29.3% in 2014 and is 34.2% in 2024: up 4.9 percentage points. Illinois's adult obesity rate of 34.2% (2024) compares with Indiana 38.4%, Iowa 36.6%, Kentucky 37.2%, Missouri 34.6%, Wisconsin 37.4% in the states that border it.

Adult diabetes in Illinois is 12.8% (31st of 49 states), and physical inactivity is 23.3% (36th of 49). These describe a whole state, not you. Prolong Health does not promise any result: a licensed provider decides after a medical review whether treatment is appropriate.

Illinois weight and metabolic health, by the numbers

Sources: America's Health Rankings and the CDC. Rank 1 is the lowest rate.

Adult obesity

34.2% (24th of 49 states, 2024)

Adult diabetes

12.8% (31st of 49 states, 2024)

Physical inactivity

23.3% (36th of 49 states, 2024)

Frequent mental distress

13.0% (3rd of 49 states, 2024)

Uninsured population

6.9% (22nd of 50 states, 2024)

Life expectancy

77.5 years (22nd of 51)

• Illinois's adult diabetes rate was 10.1% in 2014 and is 12.8% in 2024: up 2.7 percentage points.
• Illinois's physical inactivity rate was 23.9% in 2014 and is 23.3% in 2024: down 0.6 percentage points.
• Illinois's adult diabetes rate of 12.8% (2024) compares with Indiana 14.3%, Iowa 11.4%, Kentucky 16.2%, Missouri 11.2%, Wisconsin 11.9% in the states that border it.
• Illinois's physical inactivity rate of 23.3% (2024) compares with Indiana 24.6%, Iowa 21.8%, Kentucky 28.0%, Missouri 24.6%, Wisconsin 21.7% in the states that border it.
• Illinois's uninsured population rate of 6.9% (2024) compares with Indiana 7.5%, Iowa 5.4%, Kentucky 6.8%, Missouri 7.7%, Wisconsin 5.3% in the states that border it.
• Illinois's high blood pressure rate of 33.5% (2023) compares with Indiana 37.6%, Iowa 34.5%, Missouri 36.2%, Wisconsin 33.1% in the states that border it.
• Illinois's high cholesterol rate of 36.3% (2023) compares with Indiana 39.3%, Iowa 36.7%, Missouri 38.5%, Wisconsin 35.3% in the states that border it.
• Life expectancy in Illinois is 77.5 years (22nd of 51 in the CDC's state life tables), against Indiana 75.4, Iowa 77.9, Kentucky 73.6, Missouri 75.2, Wisconsin 78.1 for its neighbors.

More about care in Illinois

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