Online weight loss medication in Ohio

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

America's Health Rankings reports adult obesity in Ohio at 36.9%, 38th of 49 states (1st is lowest). Ohio's adult obesity rate was 32.6% in 2014 and is 36.9% in 2024: up 4.3 percentage points. Ohio's adult obesity rate of 36.9% (2024) compares with Indiana 38.4%, Kentucky 37.2%, Michigan 36.1%, Pennsylvania 34.2%, West Virginia 41.4% in the states that border it.

Adult diabetes in Ohio is 13.1% (34th of 49 states), and physical inactivity is 22.2% (29th 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.

Ohio weight and metabolic health, by the numbers

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

Adult obesity

36.9% (38th of 49 states, 2024)

Adult diabetes

13.1% (34th of 49 states, 2024)

Physical inactivity

22.2% (29th of 49 states, 2024)

Frequent mental distress

17.0% (37th of 49 states, 2024)

Uninsured population

6.7% (20th of 50 states, 2024)

Life expectancy

75.6 years (39th of 51)

• Ohio's adult diabetes rate was 11.7% in 2014 and is 13.1% in 2024: up 1.4 percentage points.
• Ohio's physical inactivity rate was 25.0% in 2014 and is 22.2% in 2024: down 2.8 percentage points.
• Ohio's adult diabetes rate of 13.1% (2024) compares with Indiana 14.3%, Kentucky 16.2%, Michigan 13.6%, Pennsylvania 13.3%, West Virginia 18.4% in the states that border it.
• Ohio's physical inactivity rate of 22.2% (2024) compares with Indiana 24.6%, Kentucky 28.0%, Michigan 22.0%, Pennsylvania 22.7%, West Virginia 28.7% in the states that border it.
• Ohio's uninsured population rate of 6.7% (2024) compares with Indiana 7.5%, Kentucky 6.8%, Michigan 5.1%, Pennsylvania 5.8%, West Virginia 5.8% in the states that border it.
• Ohio's high blood pressure rate of 37.1% (2023) compares with Indiana 37.6%, Michigan 37.0%, West Virginia 45.1% in the states that border it.
• Ohio's high cholesterol rate of 37.4% (2023) compares with Indiana 39.3%, Michigan 35.6%, West Virginia 45.0% in the states that border it.
• Life expectancy in Ohio is 75.6 years (39th of 51 in the CDC's state life tables), against Indiana 75.4, Kentucky 73.6, Michigan 76.8, Pennsylvania 77.3, West Virginia 72.2 for its neighbors.

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