Well-being report reveals alarming obesity rates among ‘older Americans’

"A new report from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index® shows the obesity rate in the United States for adults aged 55 and older is the highest since Gallup and Healthways began tracking and measuring well-being in 2008.

According to the report, the incidence of obesity is at an all-time high of 27.7 percent in 2014, up from 27.1 percent in 2013 and significantly above the 25.5 percent recorded in 2008."