Online weight loss medication in New York

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

America's Health Rankings reports adult obesity in New York at 29.5%, 7th of 49 states (1st is lowest). New York's adult obesity rate was 27.0% in 2014 and is 29.5% in 2024: up 2.5 percentage points. New York's adult obesity rate of 29.5% (2024) compares with Connecticut 32.0%, Massachusetts 27.0%, New Jersey 27.7%, Pennsylvania 34.2%, Vermont 29.0% in the states that border it.

Adult diabetes in New York is 12.3% (26th of 49 states), and physical inactivity is 24.0% (37th 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.

New York weight and metabolic health, by the numbers

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

Adult obesity

29.5% (7th of 49 states, 2024)

Adult diabetes

12.3% (26th of 49 states, 2024)

Physical inactivity

24.0% (37th of 49 states, 2024)

Frequent mental distress

14.2% (11th of 49 states, 2024)

Uninsured population

5.0% (6th of 50 states, 2024)

Life expectancy

79.5 years (4th of 51)

• New York's adult diabetes rate was 10.0% in 2014 and is 12.3% in 2024: up 2.3 percentage points.
• New York's physical inactivity rate was 25.9% in 2014 and is 24.0% in 2024: down 1.9 percentage points.
• New York's adult diabetes rate of 12.3% (2024) compares with Connecticut 11.7%, Massachusetts 9.6%, New Jersey 10.8%, Pennsylvania 13.3%, Vermont 8.9% in the states that border it.
• New York's physical inactivity rate of 24.0% (2024) compares with Connecticut 20.8%, Massachusetts 18.8%, New Jersey 22.8%, Pennsylvania 22.7%, Vermont 16.0% in the states that border it.
• New York's uninsured population rate of 5.0% (2024) compares with Connecticut 5.8%, Massachusetts 2.8%, New Jersey 7.7%, Pennsylvania 5.8%, Vermont 4.2% in the states that border it.
• New York's high blood pressure rate of 32.1% (2023) compares with Connecticut 32.0%, Massachusetts 31.0%, New Jersey 33.4%, Vermont 32.5% in the states that border it.
• New York's high cholesterol rate of 38.5% (2023) compares with Connecticut 38.6%, Massachusetts 35.7%, New Jersey 39.1%, Vermont 33.0% in the states that border it.
• Life expectancy in New York is 79.5 years (4th of 51 in the CDC's state life tables), against Connecticut 79.4, Massachusetts 79.8, New Jersey 79.6, Pennsylvania 77.3, Vermont 78.3 for its neighbors.

More about care in New York

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