Worrisome trends on obesity
Determining your retirement number is like getting on the bathroom scale: Sometimes it's a pleasant surprise; however, more often than not it forces you to face an ugly truth. Credit: iSTOCK
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That's the percentage of U.S. adults who are obese, says a new federal report. And it's dismaying, because it follows years of anti-obesity campaigns, healthier fast-food chain menus and reduced soda consumption.
Experts thought the long rise in obesity had leveled off, the rate was 32 percent a decade ago. Also alarming: after years of gender equity, rates now skew higher among women, especially black women, 57 percent of whom are obese. It's a serious public health problem with no clear cure in sight.
