"If obesity rates continue to increase, more than half of America will be obese within the next 12 years."

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"Fat" is becoming the new normal, the authors said. More than 70 percent of Americans are either overweight or obese, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the rates for kids have increased dramatically in the last few decades. This has led to the country spending nearly $200 billion a year in obesity-related health care costs. If obesity rates continue to increase, more than half of America will be obese within the next 12 years.