The latest on the obesity epidemic in America

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New government data shows that roughly 100 million people in this country are now obese, a “sharp increase” from the previous decade. These numbers — the latest from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey — put the rate of obese adults at 39.6 percent. It is also a significant rise from statistics about American obesity just ten years ago.

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According to the NHANES data, 41.1 percent of women and 37.9 of men are now obese. But prevalence of Class 3 obesity (the CDC’s term for “severely” obese people 100 pounds or more overweight, or with a BMI above 40) is also skyrocketing. New data show that about 8 percent of adults now fall into Class 3, up from less than 6 percent in 2007.

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Most ads during sports games these days involve junk food. Researchers just looked at the events kids watch in particular, and found that 76 percent of the foods shown are unhealthy, and 52 percent of advertised nonalcoholic drinks have added sugars. This past NFL season was also the first that allowed hard-liquor brands to buy ads during games.

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