US Obesity Rate Surpasses 30 Percent: CDC

The figures, posted on the CDC website, indicate:

• 30.4 percent of Americans are obese — up from 29.8 percent in 2014 (defined as a body mass index of 30 or more).
• More than 45 percent of black females ages 20 and over are obese — compared to nearly 28 percent of white females and more than 33 percent of Hispanic females.
• Nearly 35 percent of black males are obese, compared to about 30 percent of whites and 31 percent of Hispanics.
• For both sexes combined, the prevalence of obesity was highest among adults ages 40–59 (34.9 percent), followed by adults ages 60 and up (30.1 percent), and ages 20–39 (26.7 percent).
• By comparison, in 1997, the prevalence of obesity among adults ages 20 and over was 19.5 percent.

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