A lot has been made of the growth of the waistlines of Americans, but the facts continue to be alarming. A new report indicates that Americans on average now weigh 15 pounds more than 20 years ago – and we are not getting any taller. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), in 1996, no state on average had 20% of its population obese. Now EVERY state’s population has at least a 20% obesity rate and in three – West Virginia, Mississippi and Arkansas – more than 35% are obese. There is no sign of this trend slowing.
