More than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults and 17% of youth in the U.S. are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For adults, that means they have a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30.
Do you know your BMI? You can easily calculate it at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website – www.nhlbi.nih.gov