Obesity Has Not Declined In US Recent Years, Report Indicates.

reports that “despite years of efforts to reduce obesity in America...federal health officials reported Thursday that the share of Americans who were obese had not declined in recent years, and had edged up slightly.” Approximately “38 percent of American adults were obese in 2013 and 2014, up from 35 percent in 2011 and 2012.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/health/obesity-rises-despite-all-efforts-to-fight-it-us-health-officials-say.html?_r=0