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Bigger, Not Better: See Where CT Ranks For US Obesity Rate Bigger, Not Better: See Where CT Ranks For US Obesity Rate
Bigger, Not Better: See Where CT Ranks For US Obesity Rate America is not winning the fight against obesity, according to a new study. Currently, about 42 percent of Americans are obese - meaning they carry around about 50 pounds more than a person of medium average weight. Another 35 percent of Americans are overweight. The situation is expected to get worse by 2025 when half of all Americans are expected to be obese, according to a study by the American Obesity Association, formerly the Massachusetts Science Center. The percentage of obese Americans is expected to hit 60 percent by 2030, said the Woburn-based American Obesity Association. The …