Obese Americans now outnumber overweight Americans
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Obese Americans now outnumber those who are merely overweight, study says
Americans have reached a weighty milestone: Adults who are obese now outnumber those who are merely overweight, according to a new report in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
67.6 million Americans over the age of 25 were obese as of 2012, and an additional 65.2 million were overweight.
African Americans had the highest rates of obesity among both men (39%) and women (57%). The researchers found that 17% of black women and 7% of black men were extremely obese, meaning their body mass index was over 40.
Among the group labeled Mexican Americans, 38% of men and 43% of women were obese. For whites, 35% of men and 34% of women were obese.
I'm over here trying to gain weight, and it's all these people who only know how to.
