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Obese Americans Now Outnumber Overweight

Over a third of adults classed as one step up the scale from overweight

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 10, 2009 4:20 AM CST

(Newser) – Americans who are merely overweight are now outnumbered by the obese, Reuters reports. New government statistics reveal that 34% of adults are obese and almost 6% extremely so, whereas 32.7% are classed as overweight. The proportion of Americans who are overweight has stayed much... Read full story »

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