Despite
years of efforts to reduce obesity in America, federal health
officials report that the share of Americans who are obese had edged
up slightly in recent years. About 38% of American adults were obese
in 2013 and 2014, up from 35% in 2011 and 2012 and 32% in 2004.
Obesity among young people was unchanged. Some of the most striking
numbers were among minorities. About 57% of black women were obese
from 2011 to 2014, the highest rate of any demographic. Next highest
were Hispanic women, at 46%, and Hispanic men at 39%. About 36% of
white women were obese, and 34% of white men.
Source:
New York Times, 11/12/15, Obesity
Rises
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